Author event! Jen Ruiz x Angel Trinh

Zibby's Bookshop is thrilled to host Jen Ruiz as she celebrates the launch of her new book, 12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic. Jen will be joined in conversation by Angel Trinh!

About the book:

Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes readers on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be--and empowering others to do the same.

The year before her thirtieth birthday, Jen Ruiz decided to change everything. Despite being professionally accomplished and contributing to the world as an attorney at a nonprofit, she had yet to achieve the most important goal, according to society: becoming a wife and mother. So, after more ghostings than a graveyard, tired of dating apps and sitting in a windowless office, Jen embarked on an epic challenge to send her twenties out in style.

Twelve months, twelve trips, no excuses.

She started booking flights instead of swiping right, teaching English online to cover costs. Over the course of the year, Jen descended into a volcano in Iceland, volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, called in sick to fly in a hot air balloon, and went scuba diving at an underwater museum in Mexico.

She ended up taking twenty trips, almost double her original goal.

In a moving and inspiring story, Jen invites readers along through the year wherein she decided to stop waiting for others and start living for herself, discovered the power of solo travel magic, challenged herself physically and emotionally, made meaningful connections ... and learned that she could feel fulfilled and happy on her own.

About the speakers:

Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel blogger and author. She is a 3-time TEDx speaker, national award-winning travel journalist, and has been featured in outlets like Forbes and The Washington Post. Jen has been named a top Latina travel expert to follow by Mitú and The Points Guy and is the solo female traveler behind Jen on a Jet Plane.

Angel Trinh is the founder of @pennywisetraveler and co-founder of the Bougie in a Backpack podcast. To date, she has been to 36 countries and all 7 continents.She first started traveling for less in college where she applied to scholarships and grants and ended up getting free housing, free tuition, and $7,000 in spending money to study abroad in Rome. Nowadays, she travels mostly with points, miles, stacks, and leveraging programs to travel for less. She has previously spoken at the Travel & Adventure Show, Frequent Traveler University, Chicago Seminars, and The Nomadic Network about credit cards, money, and traveling using points. Her work in technology, money, and travel has also been featured in BuzzFeed x Bank of America, CNBC, CreditCards.com, Experian, Forbes, Morning Brew, Real Simple and TODAY Show.

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