Michelle Duffy, a founder of Passports with Purpose, is a Seattle-based IT professional currently working at Google. With their natural passion for travel, Michelle and her husband left Dublin, Ireland in 1995. After exploring much of the Western U.S., they settled in Seattle with their two boys. In 2010, this family backpacked around the world for a year visiting 26 countries on four continents. On WanderMom.com, Michelle writes about these adventures and provides tips on traveling with children. She is also a co-author of Wanderlust and Lipstick: Traveling with Kids.