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Where was the last place you went using your passport, or where would you like to go in the future?

  • Ayden Castellanos

    Ayden Castellanos

    2 years at UT

    Digital Content Coordinator

    The last place I went to using my passport was to Honduras. I spent a week at a youth home mentoring children living with HIV. I would like the next time I use it to be to go to Ireland.

  • Kaelin Nguyen Rubenzer

    Kaelin Nguyen Rubenzer

    8 years at UT

    Executive Director, Lifelong Learning with Friends

    I just recently got back from a two-week trip across Japan. My favorite place I visited was Kyoto. This spring, I will be visiting Peru for a girls trip with my closest friends. I can't wait to see the alpacas!

  • Ting-Ting Chen

    Ting-Ting Chen

    3 years at UT

    Program Coordinator, Center for Creative Economies

    A whirlwind winter trip through Germany, Austria, and Hungary! So much history, and I love seeing how people in other places live their lives. I'm hoping to visit family this coming winter 2024, so it looks like Taiwan and Japan are in the books.

  • Ty Kasey

    Ty Kasey

    13 years at UT

    Horticulturist

    I haven't flown since Covid. I last used my passport on a trip to Mexico in 2019. We visited Mexico City and Oaxaca City. I was on an adventure to visit Ahuehuetes (giant ancient Montezuma Cypress trees).

  • D. Emma Fan

    D. Emma Fan

    14 years at UT

    Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    I went to many places around the world. Mostly for attending conferences and give talks. The latest trip using my passport was to Toronto, Canada, for a meeting in July.

  • Phillip A. Townsend

    Phillip A. Townsend

    7 years at UT

    Curator of Art

    The last place I went when I used my passport was Rome, Italy, to celebrate my first year wedding anniversary.

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