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Life Experiences

Traveling for the past 25 years has taught me invaluable life lessons, steered my education and career, and truly made me who I am today. I am now eager to spread the message that through travel we can grow within to become more purposeful, responsible, and mindful global change makers.

 

So join me as I embark on this journey to my Final 50 destinations while focusing on Education (MIND), Exploration (BODY) & Entertainment (SOUL) to Make the Destination a Life Experience… 

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WHERE I'M BASED...
SANTA MONICA, CA -- I have grown up and lived most of my life in California. Since 2017, I have been living in Santa Monica, an amazing city right on the Cali coast.
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PAST TRIP
MALAWI -- I traveled to Malawi to complete Southern Africa and spend time in one of the world's largest lakes, Lake Malawi!
I have undertaken many trips on cruise ships throughout the Caribbean. But St. Vincent was one of the very few islands I had not seen. Frankly, I’m happy I didn’t see the islands this way, it would have certainly taken away from the experience. I wanted to get a good sampling of as many of the grenadine islands as I could see in a short trip. This led me on a 4 Islands in 4 days: Meeting the Pirates (St. Vincent Island), Whalers (Bequia Island), Billionaires (Canouan Island) & Celebrities (Young island), and in the process getting a better sense of the unique personalities and dimensions of these beautiful islands in the Southern Caribbean. More personally, St. Vincent became my 150th Country and the last country to visit in the Western Hemisphere!! --- 

During my tour of St. Vincent island, I went on a hike to the highest point on the island, La Soufriere, which is also a semi-active volcano. In fact, it erupted in April 2021 (thankfully no one was hurt) but the ash landed as far away as Barbados. I was eager to do the hiking trail but was told the Leeward side (west coast) was dangerous and unkept and advised to do the hike from the east Windward side (east coast). While many take a guide, I decided to wing it and so we drove up the coast to the base of the volcano. The hike takes 2.5 hours up with a 1600+ foot elevation gain, so it’s no joke. I decided to push myself to do it in 1.5 hours. As one would expect the terrain was raw and lush at the bottom but got a lot more sparse and dry towards the top because of the recent eruption, but wow is it a sight to see! Pure magic at the top! --- 

St. Vincent has 32 islands of which 10 are inhabited and each has its own charm and personality. I choose these four but there are so many more to see, like Union island (as well as man-made Happy Island or Palm Island nearby), Mustique island and Mayreau. That said, this is a unique place not only because of the variety, but because of the food, music, culture and of course the people who were incredibly welcoming, hospitable and inviting. So make your way to St. Vincent and its family of Grenadine islands to get the best of Caribbean culture, variety and vibes!
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St. VINCENT -- I was able to see 4 islands in 4 days, and it was well worth it! From volcanos to idyllic bays, this country has it all!!
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CAIRO, EG -- I grew up in Cairo! So I went back to visit in April 2022 to see friends and spend the first week of Ramadan in throughout Cairo!
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SWITZ. -- In Feb 2022, I traveled to Switzerland to see the city of my birth, Geneva, and to go skiing with a group of friends in the Swiss Alps!
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BAJA, MEX. -- In February I traveled to Baja to see the world's longest mammal migration of whales. Petting the gray whales was simply a magical experience!
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NAMIBIA & LESOTHO -- In January, I went on a trip to visit my last two countries in Southern Africa and my first two Final 50 countries; Lesotho and Namibia!
PRESENT
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EVENTS

Final50 launched on 2.22.22 at 2:22PM! 
To commemorate the occasion we held a launch party with friends and family in Santa Monica, CA!!