The trips are paid for by Spencer's employers — they're wealthy Europeans and Americans who hire her to travel with their families for weeks and, occasionally, months at a time. Spencer is a former ...

Robert Mitchell, who is 6-foot-3, has a disarming smile and a repertoire of goofy things to say, setting people at ease in communities where few outsiders visit. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger ...

Linda Mouradian is a 'traveling music teacher' who drives to different elementary schools in the valley where she teaches strings, woodwind and brass. For most kids attending public schools in Los ...

Lucy Alexandra Spencer spent 16 weeks abroad last year in Oman, France, Switzerland and Portugal. Unlike with most people, traveling is how she earns — rather than spends — money. The trips are paid ...