travis hellstrom bio

Travis Hellstrom is an everyday humanitarian & author. He created Advance Humanity, which brings together everyday humanitarians worldwide, and wrote one of the best selling books on Peace Corps, The Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook.

Travis served three years in the Peace Corps and travels between Mongolia and the United States with his wife Tunga.

He started Advance Humanity to chronicle and share what he's learned while trying to change himself and change the world:

  • Meditating for 120 hours.
  • Losing weight (more than 60 pounds).
  • Creating lots of websites for free.
  • Making his own merit badges.
  • Organizing a TEDx event.
  • Creating an iPhone app.
  • Writing a non-fiction book.
  • Simplifying his life.
  • Becoming a nonprofit consultant.
  • Writing world changing ebooks.

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