About The Founder
Guethshina Altena was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She is passionate about travel, child and animal welfare, creative writing, and strategic communications. For the past 8 years, She has traveled to 25 countries and 83 cities and wants to continue exploring the world. She currently holds a Master’s degree in Global Strategic Communications from Florida International University and is working to grow her career in Public Relations.
From a young age, Guethshina has kept a list of 500 things she wants to do before she dies, calling it her “Lifelong Bucket List.” Having completed 143 items on her list, Guethshina encourages others to make their own lists and go after what they really want in life. Her brand, the Next Magnet provides advice and resources to facilitate others to travel the world. The Next Magnet name was born from Guethshina’s collections of fridge magnets from around the world.
Guethshina also works on causes close to her heart. As a fervent advocate for mental health, Guethshina worked at the FIU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) as a Peer Educator. She educated students on topics such as consent, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stress management. When she was young, her mother worked as a nurse with the American Red Cross in Haiti. Today, Guethshina volunteers at the Red Cross South Florida Chapter as a Public Affairs Writer covering events and writing articles on their website.
Guethshina currently works as a freelancer and travels the world in her free time. In the future, Guethshina hopes to build a community of solo travelers and inspire more people to venture out of their comfort zones to see more of what the world has to offer.
About The Organization
The Next Magnet is a business dedicated to delivering quality and up-to-date travel information and resources for people around the world. Founded in 2020, the business’s mission is to provide travel education and guidance for the adventurous traveler, and offer resources to simplify the process of travel planning in an effort to bridge the gap in travel access between wealthy and poor communities. Next Magnet company was founded on the principle that acquiring keepsakes from travel is a unique way for self-expression. The founder keeps a collection of fridge magnets from 25 countries, and over 83 cities with a fridge magnet from a lot of city visited. The experience inspired the name, The Next Magnet, to refer to the next fridge magnet that will be added to the collection in future travels.
