Hey all,  My name is Lynne, and I’m your first-ever Scottish cast member on Jet Set Zero.  Get excited.  I like riding  trains with strangers, singing off-key and playing football.  That’s soccer to you, aye?

Hi!  I’m Sarah.  I’m described by my European friends as the most typical American they have ever met, a direct result of my overuse of the word “love “ and total abuse of superlatives (not every weekend can really be the BEST one I’ve ever had).

I never studied abroad in college so instead of eating Piatzas on European Rivieras I chowed down on hot dogs at Chicago’s Weiner Circle.  When I graduated from Northwestern I moved to India for four months to work for an AIDS organization.  After several near death-by-rickshaw scares I beelined to New York and fell into a life defined by cramped apartments, $10 beers and True Blood vampires in my marketing job at HBO.

Earlier this year I got into business school and the thought of attending finance classes and honing my resume for the next two years left me feeling antsy.   I also loved my job at HBO but felt compelled to see more of the world.  To the horror of my parents I decided an advanced education and a “steady, 401K, heavy-benefits” career were just not as appealing as being an English teacher in Italy.  At least not at this point in my life.

The way I see it, NOW is my opportunity to jet set.  I am 26-years old, single and mortgage-less.  If not now, when? Check out our continued adventures around the world at: www.sistersbailey.wordpress.com

Hello! I am Perrin Bailey. While I’m intensely organized (bonus traveler points) I’m also extremely clumsy (points voided!). Think Danny Tanner meets Pinky from Pinky and The Brain.

I grew up in Virginia with my older sister, fellow cast member Sarah. After a nerdy suburban youth I moved to Philly to be an English major then NYC to plan ad campaigns – at first for a no-name publishing company that went bankrupt (the slow, painful Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 way) and ultimately for Disney. Regardless of progress on the job front and 5-night-a-week event schedule, I began to feel stifled in the smoggy day-to-day of the City. When you wake up and realize that the friendliest face in your neighborhood is that of a mustached hag who hollers at you every morning, “Hey handsome, wanna buy me a hot dog?” you realize you’ve got to get out, if only for a sabbatical.

However, I know nothing about living anywhere but America’s eastern flank. I’ve been plotting to travel worldwide in search of an optimal Perrin niche. A Perrin niche would be a place that welcomes lazy sugar addicts but doesn’t venerate McDonalds; a place where I could boat daily, own 5 dogs, dance by night and dress only in cashmere and high thread-count cotton. I don’t know if such a place is out there. But I don’t much care. I have late-stage Ferris Bueller syndrome.

I’m probably a fairly typical young adult, some key symptoms being: chronic restlessness; dissatisfaction with a good job; preoccupation with doing something meaningful with my life. Certainly when my dad asks what I’m going to do when I “return to the workforce,” it seems a bugger of a question. It’s better not to know when the return will be, isn’t it?  Now that I’ve quit my job, the only time in my head is T minus 20 days until Italy.

In the words of the feisty entrepreneur Jack Donaghy of 30 Rock, “You’re a lion. Take what’s yours.” Though Jack is a fictional character who talks to himself, I can’t shake his wisdom, and I can’t WAIT to take on Italy with Jet Set Zero.

As you may have noticed there have been a couple of small changes to the site.  Mainly that we’re getting ready for our new cast.  While Serene, Jen, and Kris have moved on Laurene is here to carry on the tradition and join a whole new team headed to explore Quito, Ecuador.  We wish Serene, Jen, and Kris the best on their future adventures while welcoming our new team.

The first member of our new team is Freddie.  We’ve all really enjoyed speaking with Freddie over the past couple of weeks, and couldn’t be happier that he’s part of the new Season Six cast.  Head on over to read his introduction post and welcome him to the team and to Jet Set Zero.

Stay tuned because we’ll announce the next new cast member TOMORROW.