Meet The Pirates (Spring – Summer 2014)

 

MEET THE PIRATES OF SOUTH AMERICA

 


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Introducing the following monsooners accompanying me on my April trip to South America:

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Calvin "O Captain! My Captain!" Sun: New York, NY; Columbia University ’08, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine ’14

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Jun "The Teacher” Wakabayashi: New York, NY; Rutgers University ’13 — Previous Monsooner: June ’13 (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)

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Chris "Citibike" Chen: New York, NY; Purdue University ’13

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Cindy Lu: Berkeley, CA; UC Berkeley ’13

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Andy "Virgin Backpacker" Wu: Long Beach, CA; Georgia Tech ’13

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Karthik Ganapathy: New York, NY; Fordham University ’12

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Angela "The Sneeze" Chen: New York, NY; New York University ’13 — Previous Monsooner: June ’13 (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)

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Quechau "D.T.T. – Down to Travel" Thai: New York, NY; New York University ’13

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Ben "The Activist" Dumond: New York, NY; New York University ’13

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Natasha Neris: New York, NY; Baruch College ’13

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Shanika "Shakira" Jayakody: Washington, DC; Loyola University Maryland ’13

From April 9th to April 22nd we are monsooning through:

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

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Iguazu Falls; Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

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Santiago, Chile

 

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Valparaiso, Chile

 

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La Paz, Bolivia

 

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

 

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

 

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MEET THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

 


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Introducing the following monsooners accompanying me on my April trip to the Caribbean:

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Calvin "O Captain! My Captain!" Sun: New York, NY; Columbia University ’08, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine ’14

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Jan Elma "Green Light" Ferrer: Los Angeles, CA; UC Santa Barbara ’10 – Previous Monsooner: December ’12 (Ukraine, Poland, & Germany)

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Anderson "All-Star" Lee: Houston, TX; University of Texas at Austin ’08 – Previous Monsooner: December ’13 (Antarctica)

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Jason Ea: NYC; Parsons ’11

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Samantha "FML" Kay Miller: Shorewood, IL; St. Petersburg College

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Christine "The Surgeon" Park: Stony Brook, NY; UC Davis ’08, SUNY Stony Brook College of Medicine ’14

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Vivian "We Hit Turbulence" Trinh: University of Richmond ’13; Richmond, VA

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David "The Punjabi’s Slave" Zhou: NYC; Cornell University ’05

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Gabino "The Peruvian" Chu: Lima, Peru

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Joy "Make It So" Achounjei: NYC; Columbia University ’10

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Steve Su: University of Michigan ’12

Gareth "The Guvnor" Johnson: Xi’an, China; Young Pioneer Tours – Previous Monsooner: August ’11 (North Korea), April ’12 (Iran), December ’12 (Ukraine & Poland), December ’13 (Antarctica)

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Sonya "Chal Chaliye!" Chandra: NYC; Columbia University ’11 – Previous Monsooner: June ’11 (Turkey)

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Sam "Firecracker" Wong: NYC; CUNY Barch ’13 – Previous Monsooner: January ’13 (Haiti & Dominican Republic)

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Laima "Dos Toros" Tazmin: NYC; Columbia University ’10

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Cathy "The Alchemist" Cao: NYC; University of Michigan ’12

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Siddhi "The Ostrich" Mittal: London, UK; Columbia University ’13

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Andy Tran: Boston, MA; UMass Amherst ’12, Tufts Dental Medicine ’16

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Justin Huang: University of Connecticut ’12

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Leslie Aquilla-Cabrera: NYC; CUNY City College ’12, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine ’14

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Hong "Camera-Shy" Vu-Dang; New York, NY

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AJ Kumar: Jersey City; Rutgers University ’11

From April 22nd – May 2nd we will monsoon through: 

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Cancún, Mexico

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Underwater Sculpture Park, Cancún, Mexico

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Chichen Itza, Mexico

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Havana, Cuba

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Cienfuegos, Cuba

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Santa Clara, Cuba

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Trinidad, Cuba

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Playa Ancón, Cuba

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Havana, Cuba

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Havana at night

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The Bahamas

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Kingston, Jamaica

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MEET THE PIRATES OF CENTRAL ASIA

 


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Introducing the following monsooners accompanying me on my May trip to Central Asia:

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Calvin "O Captain! My Captain!" Sun: New York, NY; Columbia University ’08, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine ’14

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Kseniya "The Spaniard" Khmara: New York, NY; Brandeis University ’10; SUNY Downstate College of Medicine ’13 — Previous Monsooner: April ’11 (Peru, Colombia)

 

From May 9th to May 22nd we are monsooning through:

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Asghabat, Turkmenistan

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Merv, Turkmenistan

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Derweze, Turkmenistan

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Baku, Azerbaijan

Tblisi, Georgia

Mtskheta, Georgia

Ananuri Fortress, Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church, Georgia

Mount Kazbegi, Georgia

Gergeti Glacier, Georgia

Davit Gareja Monastery, Georgia

Borjomi National Park, Georgia

Kutaisi, Georgia

Racha, Georgia

Batumi, Georgia

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Yerevan, Armenia

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1 Comment

  1. just mad for ur bllog simply wao u are also enjoying the world tour with u

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