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Author: Sean Keener

Elise Marie Brodeur – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    September 2003

  2. How long do you plan to be away?
    1-2 Years

  3. How much have you saved?
    $25,000 ++

  4. How old are you?
    37

  5. Nationality
    USA

  6. Where do you live now?
    Gainesville, Florida, USA

  7. Occupation
    Director of Events & Accountant

  8. Is this job one that you actually like, or
    are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
    One more paycheck and I’m gone

  9. Have you traveled around the world
    before?
    No

  10. What is the route you plan to take/places
    you plan to visit?
    I plan on traveling for a month or so around the USA & Canada, then off
    to Guatemala on a Medical Mission the to the Galapagos, Hawaii, New
    Zealand, Australia ….. then continuing east. I know I plan on going to
    Egypt, Madagascar, Africa and Europe. I do not have a set plan yet.

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What
    got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    There are many factors. It is something I have always wanted to do. The
    trip to Italy in 2001 started the traveling bug. I think what really got
    me to do this was that I lost my brother last year and it is something we
    talked about but never did. In addition, I was supposed to meet my Uncle
    in Scotland for 6 months while he wrote a book and he just died of cancer.

    Life is too short … “life is a banquet and some poor sucker is starving
    to death!” (Auntie Mame)

  12. What is your biggest fear about this
    trip?
    In some respects being a female and traveling alone.

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
    supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
    world?
    Yes, most people are supportive. Many people are envious, some people
    think I am crazy. My closes friends planning on joining me on various
    portions of my travel.

  14. How much planning and preparing have you
    done?
    Winged it a lot

  15. What are you packing? What do you consider
    your most indispensable item(s)?
    To be honest I have not finished planning yet! I have not decided yet
    …. I am torn if I should bring my computer … should I buy a good
    digital camera or a regular camera?????? I am still working on it. I
    figure that by October I will know.

  16. How do you think your round-the-world trip
    will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as
    a person?
    I am open to any changes this trip will bring in my life. Hate to sound
    corny but whatever God puts in my path I am willing to accept. I hope
    that all the changes that occur to me are for the positive.

  17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings
    about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
    be?
    An opportunity of a lifetime for a discovery of the world and self.

  18. Why do you think people should go on
    round-the-world trips? Why not just take a regular old one- or two-week
    vacation instead?
    I think that everyone should experience other countries, cities, cultures
    and people. I think it helps people view each other and themselves
    differently. One or two weeks does not give you a true perspective of
    where you are.

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have
    about round-the-world traveling?
    I do not know.

  20. Why do you like to travel?
    Experiencing the beauty of the environment, the people and the culture
    that surrounds you. I also love learning …. what a great opportunity.

  21. What is your advice for people planning
    their own RTW trip?
    Go for it …. do not live your life in fear!