Mark Simonton

I am a highly motivated college student who emphasizes the power of a positive mental attitude and treating everyone with love and respect. I realize the best way to get what I want out of life is to help others get what they want!

At the ripe age of 22, I've been able to see and do more than many people do in a lifetime. The opportunity to travel to eight other countries and the majority of states in the United States has widened my perspective and appreciation of other cultures, and working one-on-one with over 15,000 families in four different states has taught me to appreciate people on an individual level.

I am passionate about helping people feel welcomed and loved. Seeing how this characteristic overlaps with the professional world, I am driven to work in the hospitality industry and will later own a resort in South America. Travel and tourism processes have fascinated me since first grade when my family took a vacation from Glendive, MT through Yellowstone National Park and up to Seattle, WA. My quirky love of flying in commercial jets (although I still get nervous) began in third grade and continues to excite me to this day. As John Whitney says in the movie "View From the Top", I want to "bring back the style and the glamour to the art of [travel]."