MEET THE PIRATES OF SOUTH AMERICA

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

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

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

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

Cindy Lu: Berkeley, CA; UC Berkeley ’13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Iguazu Falls; Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Santiago, Chile

Valparaiso, Chile

La Paz, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

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MEET THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

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

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

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

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

Jason Ea: NYC; Parsons ’11

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

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

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

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

Gabino "The Peruvian" Chu: Lima, Peru

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Justin Huang: University of Connecticut ’12

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

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

AJ Kumar: Jersey City; Rutgers University ’11

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

Cancún, Mexico

Underwater Sculpture Park, Cancún, Mexico

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Havana, Cuba

Cienfuegos, Cuba

Santa Clara, Cuba

Trinidad, Cuba

Playa Ancón, Cuba

Havana, Cuba

Havana at night

The Bahamas

Kingston, Jamaica

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MEET THE PIRATES OF CENTRAL ASIA

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

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

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:

Asghabat, Turkmenistan

Merv, Turkmenistan

Derweze, Turkmenistan

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

Yerevan, Armenia

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