Immersion travel has taught Mary Kay Brautigan how much she loves her country, but that other countries are exceptional as well.

“And that’s why we travel,” says Mary Kay. “So we can experience the joy other countries have and can bring, but also their heartaches too.”

At the age of six, Natalie Imani knew she wanted to be a singer. Since then, Natalie’s talent, drive and love for the arts have taken her all over the world and across the U.S. performing her own original music and touring and working as a background vocalist with the world’s top artists like John Legend, Cardi B, Lauryn Hill and Jazmine Sullivan.

What gives you the travel bug? For some it might be that first-ever trip. Others, it could be a particular experience on a trip, the food, music, weather or people. For Peg Griffiths, it was a “school girl trip” between her sophomore and junior year of college at the University of Minnesota in the mid-60’s that set her up with a travel bug for life.

With family needs, money being scarce, COVID-19 hindering the ability work, and a government that doesn’t advocate or help people like Victor Pablo and his family, he made a difficult choice to try and cross the border to the U.S. in search of more opportunities.