Welcome to the TravelPod forums

[starlagurl]

I just created this forum so that new people can get comfortable with the rest of the group. Maybe we are a little insular with our jokes sometimes, so this will be a special place for anyone who doesn't know anyone.

We really are very nice people, and I can prove it! Everyone introduce yourself now...3...2...1...go!

A little about me:

I'm Louise Brown, TravelPod's "Community Manager" and my job is to make you feel at home here. So if you have any questions about anything at all... ever... just ask me. If I don't know the answer, I will find out for you.

I am 26 years old and I grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada. I moved to "our nation's capital" Ottawa to go to journalism school at Carleton University when I was 19 and have lived here ever since. Before working at TravelPod, I used to work for the Ottawa Sun as the "band listing girl" and I also watched news all day for the government at a media monitoring company.

I am very enthusiastic about life, super environmentally and socially aware and open to many different kinds of experiences.

Some of my favourite things: roadtripping it to Montreal, cycling EVERYWHERE, couchsurfing ANYWHERE, camping, going to any kind of music or theatre event, playing piano and Dance Dance Revolution, writing an endless amount of blog entries, bugging all my friends to read them, and of course, all my buddies in the TP forums.


Places I have been: Literally all over Canada, the east coast US, western Europe and the Caribbean.

Places I am going in chronological order: Rhode Island, Kelowna ---> Canmore --> Yellowknife and points in between, Nunavut (2009), Alaska --> California on my motorcycle (2010, still looking for travel buddies)

Philosophy: Right now, I'm living my life from one moment to the next, I can't seem to successfully plan anything, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying! I guess this is a tragedy and also a blessing. I live because I breathe and I try to impact the planet with the smallest footprint possible.

Favourite Music, Movies, Books: Waking Life. Books: too many to list. Music: Ska, reggae, punk, electronic, indie... manymany

Types of People I enjoy: People who don't care what anybody else thinks. People who dress up for fun and people who appreciate the journey more than the destination.

Things I can teach: I can teach you how to play piano, also, how to make fabulous cocktails.

Ways to contact me:
TravelPod: http://www.travelpod.com/members/starlagurl
Skype: starlagurl
MSN: fairyprincess@hotmail.com
Email: louiseb@travelpod.com
Couchsurfing: starlagurl
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=718...=brown%2Clouise
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/louiseottawa
Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=556034708644115819
Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/1364719--Louise--Profile-html
Twitter: starlagurl

[netravel]

[size=6]Hello From Nebraska, USA!

I am new to this site, but not new to travel. I love to travel the continental US, and in particular, Nebraska and South Dakota. I have traveled just about every route from Omaha, to Rapid City South Dakota, and beyond.

My interests include writing, traveling, Discovering anything new to me, crochet, Native American Culture and History (particularly the Lakota Sioux)

I have 3 living children (aren't they lucky?) ages 28, 21 and 14. I now have both a Grand daughter, 18 months, and a new little Grand son just born on Mothers Day 2008. I have a Chihuahua who thinks he is a cat and is very possessive of me.

I have lived in Nebraska, Iowa, Alabama and California. I always end up back here in Nebraska. I hope to one day visit England, Scotland, Portugal (my Father's family from the Azores), Japan and Germany (My Mother's side)

I have had many visitors from Europe come here to have my "grand tour" of Nebraska and South Dakota. It is wonderful meeting people.

I am very active collecting donated goods for the people of Pine Ridge Reservation which, of course, I deliver myself as often as possible!!

Glad to be here and hope to be very active on the site!

Veronica (Netravel)

[donyan]

Hello From Nebraska, USA!
...My interests include writing, traveling, Discovering anything new to me, crochet, Native American Culture and History (particularly the Lakota Sioux)
I have 3 living children (aren't they lucky?) ages 28, 21 and 14. I now have both a Grand daughter, 18 months, and a new little Grand son just born on Mothers Day 2008. I have a Chihuahua who thinks he is a cat and is very possessive of me.

Hello Netravel:
I have two sons ages 35 & 33 + Iván the labrador who believes he is a cat, + 4 cats: Lilah, Nieve, Beba & Blau who believe to be egiptian farahons...except Blau, she thinks she OWNS the whole place.
My two sons where born at home in smallmountain villages, with Nahuatl midwifes & me assisting. THE BEST moments of my LIFE, no doubt.(they filmed ButchCassidy bolivian part, in one of this towns=Tlayacapan: The seven Magnificent-Yul Bryner's '50s version, on the other=Tepoztlan)

...I hope to one day visit England, Scotland, Portugal (my Father's family from the Azores), Japan and Germany (My Mother's side)...
...Veronica (Netravel)

Strange things we have in common:
1- when flying from Paris to Mexico, in Jan/05/1956 in AirFrance's SuperConstellation (yes, the old Connie! with three tail rudders) the fuel range was not enaugh for crossing the Atlantic on one jump: we refueled in the Azores! I had dinner, people there were very friendly.
2- my father was born in Berlin, 1909...went to the other shore in 2001 at Tequisquiapan, Mex

Glad to meet you & welcome, Veronica.
donYan from Mexico