Laura DeLuca, founder of Discover With DeLuca, is a cultural anthropologist, serial entrepreneur, and expert in conservation and communities in East Africa. She has worked with U.S. Peace Corps, Operation Crossroads Africa, Naropa University, Princeton University, University, Earning her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Laura has taught and led classes undergraduate and graduate courses on social innovation, East African communities, war and refugees, and so much more! In 2012, Laura launched the Global Seminar Tanzania (GSTZ), a study-abroad program hosted by CU Boulder that continues to be sought out by students today.  ​ Discover With DeLuca represents Laura's next adventure, informed by decades of global travel experience leading curious students through life-changing trips in East Africa. Laura's lifelong, deeply intercultural connections divide DWD from other travel experiences in that it truly provides participants with the opportunity to experience other cultures in a deeply immersive way that doesn't compromise ethical tourism practices. But when Laura is not teaching or managing Discover With DeLuca, you'll often find her hiking in the Colorado mountains with her dog, Pika, or sipping chai at local Tibetan restaurant, Sherpa's.