Blaire Modic

Nickname
Cristofer en español

Where did you grow up?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Where do you call home now?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Year started at Global Works?
2003

What’s your favorite part about leading trips?
Reflection time

What’s something you can’t live without while you are traveling?
Warm weather

Tell us about a favorite memory from a trip you have taken
Super spicy shrimp soup from night market in Bangkok

Where is your favorite place you have traveled to?
Costa Rica

Fun fact, special talent, or favorite memory
I speak Arabic

What do you like to do in your free time?
Run wild with my kids

What languages do you speak?
Spanish, Arabic, Dutch

If you had to give one piece of advice or words of encouragement to someone on their first travel experience, what would it be?
Let yourself get swept up in the experience and take a lot of notes/photos

Tell us why you are excited for this year’s trip!
I love being close to the magic of young people discovering their world. Hopefully a little bit of wonder rubs off on me