Catherine Guel:  

Life I have spent a great deal of my time since high school exploring new places and experiencing new things. I have become quite accustomed to doing things on my own. I learned quickly that if you wait for others to join you or follow through on promises, you've wasted precious time on experiencing some awesome moments. I've traveled so far to 23 states, and 12 countries. In 2002, I studied in Germany for a month and also visited Austria and France. Last summer, my daughter and I visited Italy and Greece, and this summer we will travel to England and France inspired by her Harry Potter and DiVinci Code reading interests (we are very excited). She also has visited 12 states and three countries so far, and she's only 13. Getting the first stamp on her passport was exciting! I love the outdoors and I become restless easily; my life necessitates "being on the go". Things I've experienced include, skiing, hot-air ballooning, surfing in Hawaii, kayaking at Lanikai, snorkeling, scuba diving in both Hawaii and the Caribbean, canoing in Oklahoma, hiking to the top of Diamond Head on New Year's Day, visiting 4 Hawaiian islands, standing at the edge of a volcano (only to have it erupt the next day), rainforests, Stanley Park in Vancouver, the colorful tulip fields of the Pacific Northwest, castles of Europe, the Eiffel Tower at sunset, Paris shopping & sidewalk cafes at midnight, Mozart Concert Salzburg, Austria (his birthplace), wine tasting at a medieval monastery, the salt mines of Germany, Pompeii, Rome and all it's wonders-the Sistine Chapel, Basilica, Coliseum, and my indescribable excitement to see Pope John Paul speaking to the people in St. Peter's Square, ahhh, and the fascinating ancient structures of Greece-the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, standing in f...Expand for more