Introduction of the Group

As official sponsor of the trip, Trent is the most seasoned world traveler of us all and is a native to America's best state (Kansas), Trent has spent the last 10 years working on nearly every continent around the world with the US government. Throughout the trip he hopes to document the southeastern culture, cuisine, the daily highs and lows of traveling, and highlight the peaceful peoples of southeast asia.  He will undoubtedly score a gig with Discovery Channel and have his own travel show in the short future.

Miaken, born to goodly Kansas soil, is a grad student in film at the University of Utah.  The scope of one of the films is Child Labor and its role in Education.  Children in these developing countries face huge challenges in gaining education while playing a crucial role in the economic survival of their family.  They are torn between their formal studies and agricultural work, factory labor, tourism, and a variety of other labors which bring an income to their family.  This documentary hopes to shed new light on the struggles children see in these developing countries.  This film will double as Miaken's thesis.

Jentry, an aerospace engineer by trade, has graciously received a leave of absence from work, and looks forward to learning about the art of documentary film and craft of still photography.  He is a Salt Lake native and has been working with several therapists along the Wasatch Front dealing with Pornography Addiction and its affect on interpersonal relations.  A group of therapists in Indonesia are battling this same issue with young people.  We will film their project and progress, and couple that with similar work in the United States. 

Conor has spent a significant time in Asia studying Chinese culture and language.  He is a Senior at the University of Utah in Film and Asian Studies.  He boasts full feature film experience and global traveling with extended stays on multiple continents.   Conor is originally from Park City and thrives on trying exotic foods.