Andrew Evans (travel writer) explained

Birth Name:Andrew Ellis Evans
Occupation:Author
Language:English
Education:Brigham Young University, Oxford University
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Awards:Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers; Stonewall Book Award from American Library Association

Andrew Evans is an American travel writer, author and television host.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Evans was born in Texas and raised in Ohio. He began traveling internationally at the age of 16 when he moved to France on a Rotary Youth Exchange, and later to the Ukraine as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]

Evans was raised as a Mormon, but had struggles with expressing his gay identity at Brigham Young University.[4] [5] In an article for Outsports, Evans discussed the compulsory year of conversion therapy and "traumatic moments" BYU made him undergo in the late 90s as a student after he was caught kissing a man by his roommate. BYU told him he could be expelled or visit weekly with his bishop, turn in fellow gay students, cut off contact with any gay friends, and have frequent visits with a BYU therapist until he was heterosexual and "safe" for other students to be around. Included in the therapy was weekly dates with women as an additional attempt to change his attractions.[5]

He got his Master's degree at Oxford University where he studied Geography and Russian Foreign Policy.[4]

Career

Evans began working for National Geographic Traveler on a real-time digital story-telling assignment in 2009 on an assignment called "Bus to Antarctica". He traveled overland from Washington DC to Tierra del Fuego by bus and the last leg to Antarctica by boat.[6] When Evans reached the island of South Georgia, he encountered a black emperor penguin, which was described to be as rare as "one in a zillion".[7] It later became the namesake of his 2017 travel memoir The Black Penguin, which expands upon his blog posts and tweets and includes insights from Evans about his struggles regarding family, religion, and sexuality,[8] The memoir received a Stonewall Book Award honor.

He was given the moniker of National Geographic's "digital nomad",[9] as he continued on other assignments, and also contributed to the compilation book Four Seasons of Travel.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Evans is married to Brian.[14] They live in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains near the Washington DC metro area.[4] [15]

Books

Bradt Travel Guides

Television

Evans has hosted several travel shows on the National Geographic Channel

2020 Turkey's Hidden Gems series:[18]

World's Smart Cities series:

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC Travel . Forms of Identification: Andrew Evans . BBC Travel . 21 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Sutton . Brook . The Real Life of a Globe-Trotting Travel Writer . Adventure Journal . 23 June 2016 . 21 August 2019.
  3. Book: Evans . Andrew . The Black Penguin . 2017 . University of Wisconsin Press . 978-0299311407 . 304 . 1 . 26 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Andrew Evans, The Digital Nomad Gay City News . www.gaycitynews.nyc . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518184518/https://gaycitynews.nyc/stories/2017/21/w28616-andrew-evans-digital-nomad-2017-10-12.html . 2019-05-18.
  5. News: Evans. Andrew E.. Rise and shout, the Cougars are out: Gay former student says BYU forced him into reparative therapy. 11 June 2017. Out Sports. SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc.. 8 June 2017.
  6. News: Hernandez . Joseph . In 'The Black Penguin,' author explores the intersection of travel, religion and gay identity . June 9, 2017 . 21 August 2019 . .
  7. Web site: CBS . All-Black Penguin Is One-in-a-Zillion . . CBS . March 13, 2010 . 23 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: The Black Penguin by Andrew Evans. Univ. Of Wisconsin, $24.95 (264p) ISBN 978-0-299-31140-7.
  9. News: National Geographic 'digital nomad' Andrew Evans explores Ontario | The Star. The Toronto Star. 30 June 2011.
  10. Web site: National Geographic's 'Digital Nomad' Roams the World. www.wbur.org.
  11. Web site: NBC News . Connected Travelers Seek Out Digital Detox on Vacation . NBC News . June 2014 . 21 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Nguyen . An . Nat Geo explorer delivers critique against travel influencers . Campus Times . 15 April 2019 . University of Rochester . 21 August 2019.
  13. Web site: 12th Consumer Editors Round Table . Travel Weekly . 21 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Lost: In Conversation with Andrew Evans. 6 August 2018 .
  15. Web site: ABOUT. ANDREW EVANS.
  16. Web site: Hidden Cities Revealed: Baku . You Tube . National Geographic Channel . 23 August 2019.
  17. Web site: CNet . A peek under the hood of innovation in Detroit . CNet . CBS . 23 August 2019.
  18. Web site: National Geographic - Turkey's Hidden Gems . National Geographic . National Geographic Channel . 2 April 2020.
  19. Web site: Durban firmly on tourism map | IOL Travel. www.iol.co.za.
  20. Web site: Bucharest how smart you are!. www.businessdays.ro.
  21. Web site: National Geographic Channel's "World's Smart Cities: San Diego". San Diego Magazine. 26 June 2015 .
  22. Web site: SATW . Past Winners SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Awards . Society of American Travel Writers . SATW . 26 March 2019.
  23. Web site: Stonewall Book Awards List. September 9, 2009. Round Tables.
  24. Web site: PRLOG . Travel Writer and Explorer Andrew Evans to Receive Reach the World's Cronkite Award . PRLOG . Reach the World . 23 August 2019.

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