This July 38 of us are heading back to Spain and Tomorrowland, both for the 3rd time with at least 51 others and about half of them returning for another monsoon:
- Mihaela “Compass”: 19 time monsooner (across 30+ countries!) to Libya, Syria, Trans-Mongolian (Mongolia to China), Tibet, Scotland, the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Armenia, Egypt, USA, Cyprus, Sardinia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq & Jordan, Vancouver, the Horn of Africa, and The French Polynesia
- Donna “Spyglass” Vo: 9 time monsooner and having visited 14+ countries with me, returning from South Korea, Svalbard, Sardinia, Isle of Man & Northern Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, Prague & Budapest, Japan, Cyprus, and The French Polynesia
- Sujay “Chief Siesta Officer” Sheth: 7 time monsooner returning from Tomorrowland 2024, The Hokkaido Snowpocalypse, The Greek Epic, South Korea, Svalbard, Vancouver and Sardinia
- Raubern “Director of the Moving Image” Totanes: Our videographer and 5 time monsooner returning from South Korea, Sardinia, Egypt, USA, and Budapest
- Nishant “Wolf Of Wall Street” Anandan: 5 time monsooner to Syria, Wales, Afghanistan, Armenia, and Sardinia
- Yuhan “Chief Barista Officer” Lee: 4 time monsooner returning from Easter Island, Tomorrowland, The Hokkaido Snowpocalypse and The Greek Epic
- Leslie “The Lamb Whisperer” Limo: 4 time monsooner returning from Le Tren Bleu, The Greek Epic and Wales
- Ainsley “Jasmine Flower” Martin, a 4 time monsooner returning from The Dolomites, The Canary Islands, South Korea and The Faroe Islands
- Amelia “Of Love of Kayaks”, a 3 time monsooner returning from The Greek Epic, Svalbard and French Polynesia
- Taejin “Omakase” Kim: 3 time monsooner returning from Okemo, Hokkaido, The Greek Epic
- Daniela “You Had Me At Hello” Zarzer: 3 time monsooner returning from Pakistan, Prague, and Central Europe!
- Rashidah “Got The Sauce” Namutebi: 2 time monsooner returning from Le Tren Bleu and Mali
- Victor “Chief Rally Officer” Tran: 2 time monsooner returning from Stratton, VT and The Greek Epic
- Samantha “3D Glasses” Ali: returning from Le Tren Bleu
- Nisha “I Got Some Snacks” Jani: returning from Tomorrowland 2024
- Melissa “Employee Discount” Rios: returning from Isle-land of Man
- Joe “Steady As He Goes” Duvall: returning from Isle-land of Man
- Mimi “Chief Macarena Officer” Chen: returning from The Greek Epic
- Bill “Rave Cave Bandit” Zhang: returning from Iceland
- Kenny “Straight Outta Arkansas” Phu: returning from The Dolomites
- Sandy “Don’t Forget To Smell the Fried Chickens” Rie: returning from the Gulf of Guinea
- David Yi: returning from Okemo
Introducing our newest generation of monsooners:
Calvin "Castles in the Sky" Sun - Expedition Leader | Emergency Physician | NYC
Nishant "The Wolf of Wall Street" Anandan - Returning Monsooner: Sept. '23 (Syria), May '22 (Wales), Sept. '21 (Sardinia & Corsica), Jun. '19 (Afghanistan), Nov. '18 (Armenia) | London, UK | Associate | RBC Capital Markets
Donna "Spyglass" V. – Senior Monsooner: Mar. '23 (South Korea), Jun. '22 (Svalbard), Apr. '22 (French Polynesia), Sept. '21 (The Tyrrhenian Sea), June '21 (Cyprus), May '19 (Isle of Man & Northern Ireland), Jan '19 (Prague & Budapest), Aug. '18 (Japan), Winter ’18 (Australia & NZ) | Boston, MA | Real Estate & Construction | Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rashidah "Got the Sauce" Namutebi - Return Monsooner: July '24 (Le Tren Bleu), Feb. '22 (Mali) | Austin
Mimi "Macarena" Chen - Return Monsooner: July '23 (Greek Island Hopping) | Pharmacist | NYC
Joe “Steady As He Goes” D. - Return Monsooner: May '19 (Isle-land of Man) | iOS Developer, Adobe | Santa Clara, CA
Kenny “Straight Outta Arkansas” Phu - Return Monsooner: July '24 (The Dolomites) | Software Engineer, Walmart | Arkansas
Sosmita "Diabolical" Islam - Medical Scribe | NYC
Tien & Josh - Chicago
Priscilla L. - NYC
Victor “Chief Rally Officer” Tran - Return Monsooner: July '23 (Greek Island Hopping) | Google | Chicago, IL
Kashif "Wandering Physician" Ramzan - Physician | NYC
Cassidy F. - NJ
Jonathan - Chicago, IL
Amanda "T as in Tea" Thai - Product Specialist | NYC
Kevin Z. - Emergency Physician | NYC
Kane C. - NYC
Mihaela "Compass" K. - Lieutenant, Senior Monsooner: Apr. '24 (Libya), Sept. '23 (Syria), Jun. '22 (Svalbard), Oct. '21 (Saudi Arabia), Sept.'21 (Sardinia/Corsica), Jun '21 (Cyprus), Aug. '20 (USA), Dec. '19 (Egypt), Nov. '18 (Armenia), June '18 (The Persian Gulf), Oct. '17 (Slovenia), Aug. '17 (The Balkans), May '17 (Luxembourg), Mar. '17 (Scotland), Jan. '17 (Mongolia & Tibet), May '23 (Horn of Africa) | NYC | Cytologist, Mt. Sinai
Ingrid M. - Seattle, WA
Richard Y.
Yelena P. - NYC
William T.
Varun M. - Texas
Daniela “You Had Me At Hello” Zarzer - Returning Monsooner: Mar. '19 (Pakistan), Jan. '19 (Prague), Mar. '18 (Central Europe) | Vienna, Austria
David Yi - Returning Monsooner: Dec. '24 (Okemo)
Nisha "I Brought Some Snacks" Jani - Lieutenant Monsooner: Tomorrowland 2024 | Anesthesist | Florida
Leslie “Call HR” Limo - Return Monsooner: Jul. '24 (Le Tren Bleu), Jul. '23 (The Greek Epic), May '22 (Wales) | HR | Queens, NY
Raubern “Director of the Moving Image" Totanes - Videographer, Returning Monsooner: Mar. '23 (South Korea), Sept. '21 (Sardinia & Corsica), Aug. '20 (USA), Dec. '19 (Egypt), Mar. '18 (Sweden & Budapest) | NYC
Amelia "Shut Up and Dance" Shillingford - Returning Monsooner: Jul. '23 (The Greek Epic), Jun. '22 (Svalbard), Apr. '22 (French Polynesia) | Neuropsychiatrist | VT
Taejin “Spicy Ramen” Kim - Return Monsooner: Dec. '24 (Vermont), Feb. '24 (Hokkaido), Jul. '23 (The Greek Epic) | ATL
Samantha "3D Glasses" Ali - Return Monsooner: July '24 (Le Tren Bleu) | Nurse Assistant | Florida
Melissa “Employee Discount” Rios - Return Monsooner: May '19 (Isle-land of Man) | Associate Product Manager, Adobe | Santa Clara, CA
Bill "Marine One" Zhang - Return Monsooner: Oct. '13 (Iceland) | Physician | NYC
Denise | Philadephia, PA
William M. - NYC
Patricia - Chicago, IL
Amelia "Straight Outta Arkansas" Ramzan - Physician | NYC
Michelle Y. - Pre-MDPhD | NYC
Cassandra - Chicago, IL
Eunice Y. - Lawyer | Texas
Yesi I.
Ainsley "Jasmine Flower" Martin - Return Monsooner (Spain only): Jul. '24 (The Dolomites), Nov. '23 (Canary Islands), Mar. '23 (South Korea), Aug. '22 (Faroe Islands) | Speech-Language Pathologist | Syracuse, NY
Sandy Rie - Returning Monsooner: The Gulf of Guinea (Jan '24) | Singapore
Kristina K.
Brenda W.
Neil S. - NYC
Matt A.
Sujay "Chief Siesta Officer" Sheth - Return Monsooner: Jul. 24 (Tomorrowland), Feb. '24 (Hokkaido), Jul. '23 (The Greek Epic), Apr. '23 (South Korea & Jeju), Jun. '22 (Svalbard), Feb. '22 (Whistler), Sept. '21 (Sardinia & Corsica) | Radiologist | Chicago
Sofia "The Interpreter" Lanza - Gijón, Spain
YuHan "BesFren" Lee - Return Monsooner: Nov. '24 (Easter Island), Jul. '24 (Tomorrowland), Feb. '24 (Hokkaido), Jul. '23 (The Greek Epic) | SF
And where we’re actually monsooning through this coming July 2025:
Pamplona/Running of the Bulls, Spain
Bilbao, Spain
Oveido, Spain
Ávila, Spain
Ceuta, Spain (within Morocco)
Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Picos de Europa, Spain
Gijón, Spain
Melilla, Spain (within Morocco)
Tomorrowland
Want to join us? More details about the trip can be found here: JULY 2025
