The Sacramento Bee profiles SMC junior Jacqui Peters's backpacking trip with three of her friends to Southeast Asia. As part of her international adventure, the 25-year-old communication major and her companions traveled to Laos to teach English to children in the village of Baan Phov Mok.

Click here to read the Sacramento Bee story "4 Northern California women take the backpacking trip of a lifetime."

Click here to watch a video diary of Peter's trip to Laos.