Hello everyone.....I can't say enough for the wonderful people on this site. I feel like I have friends all over the world! This site is incredible! I have a crazy life so travel is my escape. I live in Maine currently and work as a M.Ed college counselor/administrator. My husnband currently lives in Kentucky (works there). We have lived apart for nine years, so we tend to travel ALOT. We usually travel to Europe a couple times a year. I have have three grown step children and a new grandson. My oldest daughter is currently working and living in Toyama Japan teaching english there. WE haev enver travelled to Asia before so perhaps a trip to Japan is in the future. My husband and I are both foodies, and in fact my passion is photography and travel. Someday I would love to write travel and food articles. We both have very demanding jobs so we love to escape and travel to other countries and even around the US. Italy/Switz is our favorite area. This past June one of my life's wishes came true when reached to top of Mt. Blanc. What a view!! Thansk so much for all the support I have received from everyone here since I joined back in April 06.....