Elisa Kotin:  

Right after Beverly, I earned a B.A. in Psych. I then decided to backpack around Europe for 2 months and was bit by a travel bug. 72 countries later, I'm still traveling to see more of the worlds people on roads less traveled. I love learning about other cultures. Here are some of the more adventurous things I've done: parasailed in Bali, rode a camel around the Pyramids in Egypt, ballooned over the Serengeti during migration. I caught Cholera after rafting the torrid rapids on the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. My proudest moment was crossing the finish line at the Dublin marathon after raising $6000+ for the Leukemia Society. That was my first of 3 marathons and I finished a tri and the 39 mile Avon walk for Breast Cancer. I went Piranha fishing in the Amazon Jungle, roamed Machu Picchu; shopped Turkish Bazaars. folk danced in Poland, hiked a glacier in Iceland, went dog sledding in Greenland. I saw the Russian Ballet perform Swan Lake and played with animals at the Moscow Circus. I went on Tiger safaris in India via elephant back and, I prayed with Monks in Tibet, went aerobatic in Australia and New Zealand and rolled a plane myself. I taught kids Duck, Duck Goose in Papua New Guinea and in remote parts of Ethiopia and Ghana, I was helicoptered onto the top of a ship to cruise the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. I camped Uluru and Kata Juta in Australia. I learned to throw a boomerang (quite well I may add) by aboriginals. I learned to play a Didgeridoo and swam in Croc known waters. I snorkeled with Manta Rays and Sting Rays, I swam with a pod of over 400 dolphins. I saw a Tasmanian Devil in Tasmania, celebrated a birthday climbing to the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. I was stung by two Jellyfish while snorkeling The Great Barrier Reef (Ouch). New Zealand was the most adventurous. My highest bungee was 1300 ft over a canyon with a 440 ft bungee cord. I did several skydives; hang-glided, climbed a telephone poll to ...Expand for more