Growing up in Minnesota, Bryce Bohne was taught from an early age that connecting with international friends is an excellent opportunity to broaden one’s own perspectives on life. As a 14-year-old he set out to visit some relatives in Guatemala and Mexico. Through this cultural exchange (and many others that followed) he developed:
(1) a hunger for exploration and service.
(2) a passion to learn about diverse peoples and cultures.
(3) a unique confidence and that comes from real life experience.
Since 2000 Bryce has visited over 95 countries—formally studying in Chile, Egypt, Jerusalem (Israel/Palestine), Russia, Thailand, USA, and Uzbekistan, and teaching in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Switzerland, and USA. As an undergraduate at Bethel University (St. Paul, Minnesota) he studied International Relations and Political Science. After teaching in North and West Africa for four years he returned to Minnesota to earn his first Master’s degree in Social Studies Education in 2013. A few years later he continued his post-graduate work in Educational Leadership at the University of Minnesota and earned his school administrator license. He served as associate principal at an international school specializing in Arabic for 2 years.
Bryce is very enthusiastic about teaching and learning. However, the most rewarding moments in his educational career have come through experiences of self-motivated exploration that took place outside the formal classroom setting. Thus, after 12 years in the classroom, Bryce took a leave of absence to dedicate more time to his greatest passion — planning and leading international tours for students and teams of any focus or age. Bryce has successfully organized over 50 international experiential-learning trips for individuals and large groups.