Meet Matador Members: September Edition

2. abbyz
Ideal place to watch the sunrise: from the roof of our house on the cliff in Wardija, Malta
abbyz on Matador.

3. alicia330
I’m an attorney by day, but I live to travel. Always planning my next trip, even if I don’t know when I’ll be able to take it.
alicia330 on Matador.

4. Alisa_Mango
Why I travel: To find my place in the world and the soul in myself. To feel familiar places as fresh and new ones as those well-loved and long inhabited. To know the world and sense its hopes and struggles intimately.
Alisa_Mango on Matador.

5. Allen Burt
What I’m fired up on: I love adventure/endurance sports, cooking, and intelligent politically/economic discussions with friends and strangers over a few good pints.
Allen Burt on Matador.

6. Alli Rustand
I get fired up on culture, cooking, politics (which is unfailingly interesting in SA), environmental concerns, and agriculture.
Alli Rustand on Matador.

7. Ambishop
I’m a southern girl at heart, but have lived all around the United States, and have traveled abroad to Mexico, India, and Nepal. I’m always looking for a new adventure, new people to get to know, and new ways of growing as a person.
Ambishop on Matador.

8. cynthiaz
I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when: I can give directions to ‘backpackers’ — gotta love that moment, I really feel like I LIVE here!!!
cynthiaz on Matador.

9. hknunzio
When she’s not haggling at South American markets or dipping her hands in a jar of dulce de leche, Hope enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee, watching documentaries, and looking for the next big adventure.
hknunzio on Matador.

10. jmann18
I’m fired up on: learning to cook, flying planes, exploring, reading, writing, painting, crossing things off my life’s to-do list.
jmann818 on Matador.

11. Kristin Mock
My personal philosophy is: If you can’t write about it, go do something you can write about!
Kristin Mock on Matador.

12. Lena Kozlova
I’m about to start a 6-month backpacking trip through South East Asia.
Lena Kozlova on Matador.

13. Louie Pac
Though well-visited any day of the year, Stonehenge is overwhelmed at the solstices. This was the scene on June 21, 2009. Below is the famous site during a more reflective moment.
Louie_Pac on Matador.

14. Michael Dougherty
Mike D is a firefighter and world-traveler. He works at a science base in Antarctica for half the year, and travels the world the rest of the year. He is a decent cook, a poor photographer, and a hack of a writer
Michael Dougherty on Matador.

15. Philippa Young
Currently I am working with a film crew on a project documenting camel cheese all over the world. Bring on the cheese.
Philippa Young on Matador.

16. Michael Preston
I retired from the military in 2003 and was a government civilian until Aug 2009. I’ve lived in various regions of the U.S., Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Germany.
Michael Preston on Matador.

17. smwhalley
Going on Holiday for 4 months turned into 4 years of travel working as a tour leader for various overland companies in South America, Africa and the Middle east. next stop india and Nepal.
smwhalley on Matador.

18. TreeOctopus
Travelling Next: Somewhere wondrous
TreeOctopus on Matador.

19. viofree
Before I die I’d like to: Run a full marathon. Learn Portuguese. Live outside the US. Gaze at a sunrise from above the clouds.
viofree on Matador.

20. yanie
I’m a very lucky girl who has received a postgraduate fellowship to study music and travel abroad for a year. I’m backpacking across four continents to explore different choral cultures.
yanie on Matador.