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Got Passport: Will Travel, We Will Serve

Age:

42

Gender:

Female

If you must know:

I'm happily married

Travel status:

Traveling soon

Hometown:

Texas

Currently in:

Texas

Traveling Next:

Possibly South America. Relocating to Thailand in Summer 2010

Favorite places I've been:

Burma x4, Thailand x3, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Taiwan x3, Spain, Italy, Scotland, England x2, Mexico (too many)

Places I want to go to:

Back to Thailand, Burma of course, and India. Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Bhutan, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Madagascar, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, Peru, Easter Island, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand.... So many places to see in the world!

About me:

Find out more here!! http://gotpassport.wordpress.com/about/

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/gotpassport

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I'm fired up on:

I am committed to creating life long learning experiences for my daughter via traveling. She's been traveling with us since she was weeks young. We have made a tradition to travel to a new destination for her birthday, since she is a spring break baby! As a family we involve ourselves in may humanitarian activities within the US and Mexico. We hope to do more of that overseas, particularly in Thailand!

Travel style:

with family and definitely open minded!

Quote:

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and fully, for the reaper will come for all of us! Randy Pausch, Ph.D.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. -St. Augustine

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it." -- Jonathan Winters

If your actions inspire others to dream more,learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

"My life is my message." ~ Mahatma Ghandi

"I have learned to have very modest goals for society and myself, things like clean air, green grass, children with bright eyes, not being pushed around, useful work that suits one's abilities, plain tasty food..." -- Paul Goodman

"It is in giving that we receive the greatest gift of all!"

"Spirituality is about paying attention to your life, always asking, in every situation, "What can I learn from this" Oprah.com

"Faith is taking the first step even though you cannot see the whole staircase" MLK

You must take chances. If you do nothing, you reduce the possibilities you have for greater joy.—Walter Anderson

Favorite books:

Too many to list! One of my favorites: The Last Lecture : Randy Pausch

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

interesting people with adventurous and friendly spirit

I want to make a difference by:

to be honest, as an adult I have been giving back as a licensed social worker throughout my career for the past 12+years. I have also volunteered for many causes as long as I can remember. My husband and I involve our girl in just about all of our humanitarian activity! Now we wish to give back by sharing our experiences as we travel as a family and as we provide service to others during our journey.

Languages spoken, other than English:

Burmese (@bhagnow) Mandrin (@jackventures)

Why I travel:

the culture, the sites, the smells, the architecture, the history, the people, the food fascinate me and keep me longing for more after each travel.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

anywhere in the world as long as I'm with my family.

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

same!

Before I die I'd like to:

accomplish my bucket list which is transforming as I type. live abroad, perhaps in Thailand, and travel surrounding countries. Most importantly, living life fully with passion and purpose so that when my daughter reads this blog she will be proud to be part of this family!

Let's collaborate:

I love to capture the happy memorable moments with my husband and my precious girl. I blog to preserve memories for my daughter in hope that when she is older she will have a better understanding about why we did what we did while she is growing up. Part of that blog is about traveling and giving back to the community/globally and locally. Part of giving back could be to encourage families that traveling can be enriching memorable and learning experiences that could last a life time. Somethings cannot be learned in a classroom! We love photography and capturing family memorable moments through travel is one of my loves in life.

My links:

"http://gotpassport.wordpress.com/"
"http://twitter.com/gotpassport"
"http://www.facebook.com/GotPassport"

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by IsabellesTravel | 2009/06/18

Hi, I just created an a traveler's profile myself and I have to say, your profile is amazing! Thanks for sharing your favorite places, your goals, ...
Tweet you later :)

by bhagnow | 2009/06/30

Thanks Isabelle- great to see you on Matador! Welcome.

Got Passport, Will Travel!
@gotpassport

by VagabonderZ | 2009/05/03

Hey there...welcome to Matador! Great bio - very honest and inspiring.

Looking forward to hearing about your travels with the family!

Cheers,
Carlo

For Haiti

By bhagnow | Location: Haiti | 01/17/10 | Pics: 0

Leave us a meaningful comment on For Haiti: What You Can Do Now post, share the post and we will donate $2 (Two Dollars) to Partners in Health (FB) Partners in...

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Chiang Rai, Thailand and the Hill Tribes

By bhagnow | Location: Thailand | 06/30/09 | Pics: 1

guess what? we are in Thailand!

Currently in Chiang Rai, Thailand trying to get up to Golden Triangle in this Monsoon! Has been raining all night and all morning. When there's a will there's a way yeah?

Visited the HIll Tribe Museum and Education Center yesterday. A piece...

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On the Go

By bhagnow | Location: United States | 05/28/09 | Pics: 2

We left with our pkg from Arlington, Tx on Monday, 5/25/2009. We've traveled over 1300 miles in our Honda Fit and have gone through Amerillo, TX; overnight camping in Santa Fe, NM; now in Holbrook, AZ ready to venture to Petrified Forest National Forest! Very excited about our trip camping...

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