Quinn Zinkievich

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You might have seen him walking around the University at Albany campus. His long hair, his lanky build, and his nonchalant demeanor might have caught your eye as you walk to class. You might have brushed him off as a “hipster” or just a strange individual that isn’t worth your time to stop and say hello. Well I sat down with this man, Quinn Zinkievich, and talked about who he is. Though only 21-years-old, Quinn has traveled the world visiting nine different countries including Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, China, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. He has traveled out of curiosity, vacation, and even for job opportunities. My sit down with Quinn showed me that one shouldn’t judge off appearance, because if given …show more content…
Out of 42,512 hostels in 115 countries, the average price per night was $4.18 per night. For that price, it makes sense why Quinn spoke so highly about them when talking about his travels.
Though most of Quinn’s travels were for fun, one location was for work. During the summer of 2015, Quinn was accepted to an internship to be part of a film crew in South Africa. He traveled to the city of Mossel Bay to work with marina scientist, Ryan Johnson for his upcoming film, “Sharkville” which was a documentary about Great White Sharks living in the bay. I visited Ryan Johnson’s person website page for information on how to obtain an internship. He had a short paragraph about helping students realize their dreams in documentary film study.
“If you are on this path, then my biggest recommendation, apart from studying hard at university, would be to gain as much real world experience as possible (learning how to change spark plugs, spending time on the ocean etc.). If you are at this stage, then I would invite you to join my team as member of one of our ongoing internship programs. Each of my partner companies (Oceans Research, Blue Wilderness and Africa Media) run select internship, volunteer, training programs) Determine your passion and realise your

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