MARK EDWIN JENKINS | DFW International Airport | United Nations International Children '' s Emergency Fund | ambassador
The New Jet Set
by
Tracy StatonPrimary Airport: DFW International Airport
113,945 miles
Primarily an international traveler, Mark Edwin Jenkins doesn't dip
his toe into other cultures as he travels - he jumps in with both
feet. His philosophy? Soak up the local culture to not only enrich
yourself, but also to share with the folks back home.
We were impressed by this generosity of spirit. Jenkins isn't just
an accomplished Road Warrior; he's an ambassador to the globe.
"I'm not at all at war with the road. I've made peace with iT
and I enjoy my time away from home to the fullest."
Share and share alike: "Don't be shy to leave some of your
dollars in an economy not your own or in the hands of someone
panhandling on the street," Jenkins advises. "Leave a smile and
some coins, or fill up the UNICEF envelope in the airplane with
some foreign currency."
Road Warrior extra credit: "I've watched men and women play
volleyball with their feet on the beaches of Rio and Chinese
soldiers play
basketball in the Forbidden City, traipsed the
haunted and hallowed grounds of Auschwitz and Yad Vashem, drunk
from the fountain of happiness in a Kyoto temple and eaten reindeer
jerky in
Helsinki, all while traveling for business."
Leftover foreign money goes: Into a large glass jar his kids
are filling with Chilean pesos, Brazilian reais, Portuguese
escudos, Polish zlotys, Japanese yen, Chinese
yuans, and more.
My business-travel legacy: "I am more open-minded and
optimistic about the world at large because of my world traveling,"
Jenkins says. "I hope to pass this outlook on to my kids - and
others I come into contact with - whether they travel as much as I
do or not."
THIRD PRIZE WINNER - RAJ JOSHI
Partner
Braxton (the new Deloitte Consulting), Coto de Caza, California
Married with two children, 10 and 12
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