Susannah Cunningham is a rising senior at Northwestern University, double majoring in political science and theatre. She transferred to Northwestern's Communications school after her freshman year from Mount Holyoke College, a women's institution in Massachusetts, where her interest in informal economies began. After this five-month long trip around the globe, Susannah hopes to continue her studies in political economy and informal markets with with a senior thesis and possibly a Fulbright Scholarship and graduate school.