Meet a fun-loving couple: Lorrin was born in Hawaii on July 22, a quiet, conservative Chinese-American. He grew up in a family with 4 sisters and spent the early years of his life living in one bedroom with his parents and 3 sisters. Six in a room. They were very close in those days, literally. Nina is from New Jersey, a Slovak-American. Lorrin met Nina sunning on Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu in the spring 1976. After 5 years of being with each other daily, they married in 1981. It was a meeting of soul mates. You may contact them at lorrinlee.com
Lorrin attended the University of Hawaii for Civil Engineering, where he flunked out due to lack of concentration. Then, he attended the University of Michigan for Architecture. In 1966, a semester before graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army in Chicago. Though he did not plan on going into the military, while the USA was engaged in the Vietnam War, he decided to make the best out of the situation. He signed up for Advanced Infantry Training and attended Officer Candidate Quartermaster School at Ft. Lee, VA. Upon graduation, he volunteered for Vietnam, but was assigned to serve as an U.S. Army Officer in Okinawa. In 1970, 3 years after serving his country in the military, he went back to the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture, and worked as a registered Architect. In 1976, he retired from architecture and founded The Lorrin Lee Program for Personal Development and Entrepreneurship. A self-taught Seminar Leader, he shared his knowledge on problem-solving, relationships, and metaphysics. His world famous graduates include 4-time Olympic Gold Medal Champion Pat McCormick, Best-Selling Author Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and popular local Hawaiian musician Henry Kapono.
As a youngster, Lorrin delivered papers to earn money. While in school, he served as Junior Achievement banker (his first experience in business). His background as an Explorer Scout with the Boy Scouts of America helped him learn survival training in the wilderness. Lorrin has had many businesses including marketing — seminars, chocolates, health products, metaphysical books, boats, cars, travel tours, and pen pals. A passionate learner, he reads over 50 books and hundreds of magazines a year — mostly on health, fitness, vegan, business, finance, stocks, and world travel.
Achievements and Awards: Lorrin, a Honolulu Marathon finisher, was recognized for his talent as an Architect. His award-winning kitchen and furniture designs has been featured in Sunset and other magazines. Over 500 architectural photos by Lorrin is in the University of Michigan Architecture Library. He is recognized in Outstanding Young Men of America, Who's Who Worldwide, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Finance and Business, Dictionary of Distinguished Americans, Personalities of America, and Community Leaders of America. Lorrin worked as an architect in Chicago (Skidmore Owings & Merrill), Detroit (Crane & Gorwic), Seattle (NBBJ), and many architects in Hawaii. He has also won awards in photography contests.
Presently, Lorrin is an Internet Marketer / Entrepreneur: He is co-author of "Here is Genius", with a forward by Norman Vincent Peale. His articles that are read worldwide are: How to be Rich and Happy, How to Have an Ideal Relationship, 50 Ways to Make Money in Network Marketing, and Live a Memorable Life. In 1981, he started as a network marketer and in 1996, he became an Internet Marketer / Entrepreneur. Today, he promotes multiple streams of automated income such as
MyWorldPlus,
MyWorldBenefits for Worldwide Fundraising,
TAHITIAN NONI Juice,
Xooma Xtreme X2O,
Holy Tea Diet,
Herbalife Products (helps Nina),
Pen-pals.net,
International Pen Friends (#1 Agent in the USA. #6 in the world.),
Global Marriage Club,
Global Pet Club,
Friend Finder,
Lorrin Lee Wealth Formula, and
Top Income Generators. Most of these ventures operate 24/7 on automatic. His opt-in emailing list is over 150,000 people worldwide and grows by thousands a month.
Nina, a graduate of Fairleigh Dickenson University in New Jersey, is a Registered Dental Hygienist. Her most famous patient is actor Tom Selleck. Lorrin credits her as the inspiration for all the fun and growth they enjoy together.
A Home in Paradise: They live on the 24th floor of the Ala Wai Plaza where they enjoy a panoramic views of the Koolau Mountain Range of Manoa, Waikiki, Diamond Head, and the Pacific Ocean. This is where Lorrin spends most of his time at his home office. They work out in their gym and swim in their pool for exercise. Their backyard is the Ala Wai Park, where they stroll along the Ala Wai Canal, and see the wild silver doves, mynahs, red cardinals, brown sparrows, java rice birds, green singing finches, and fish in a stream. On weekends, they enjoy hiking in the mountains, valleys, and beautiful beaches in their island paradise. They also like to have fun picnicing at local polo matches and lunches at Haleiwa — driving their gold Toyota Camry, with a 12-CD changer. They believe in living a simple, frugal, minimal lifestyle full of adventure.
Favorites: Lorrin and Nina's primary favorite is simply enjoy spending time together reading, traveling, hiking, swimming,
camping, watching TV and DVDs, and listening to their Hawaiian and Celtic CDs. They are enthusiastic investors in the
stock market and own stocks of many of the world's greatest companies. Their pets have included fish, cockatiels, love birds,
doves, and
java rice birds. Here are their other favorites...
Foods:
Healthy Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mexican, Thai, and Vietnamese vegetarian dishes. They eat mostly fresh organic fruits and vegetables and prefer raw or steamed foods. Lorrin is an gourmet organic raw food vegan cook and uses the finest quality organic, healthy ingredients he can find. See Lorrin's Organic Raw Vegan Diet and recipes. Lorrin and Nina says that, "Optimal Health should be everyone's #1 priority in life."
Music, CDs: All Andrew Lloyd Weber and Sarah Brightman, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole DVDs, CDs. Keola Beamer, Frances Black, Mary Black, Andrea Bocelli, Cazimero Brothers, The Chieftains, Connie Dover, Enya, Jewel, Mary Jane Lamond, Loreena McKinnett, The Rankin Family, Steve McDonald, and Brad White. They also enjoy celtic and gaelic music, Irish-Scottish music, Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Erhu music, chants, flutes, ancient instruments, Polish pilgrimage music, and tapes they bought from street musicians on their travels. DVDs and Films: Anne of Green Gables, Dolores Clairborne, As Good as It Gets, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gone with the Wind, Joy Luck Club, Life is Beautiful, The Wedding Banquet, Braveheart, The Brothers McMullen, the Girl in the Cafe, the Notebook, Titanic, Seabiscuit, Two Family House, and Woman of Substance. TV Shows: All Olympics. Wimbledon Tennis, US Open Tennis, French Open Tennis, Australian Open Tennis. Championship Figure Skating competitions. Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont - horse races. Also, shows on National Geographic, Discovery, Nova, Bravo, Lifetime, and Food channels. Books and Magazines: Key to Yourself, As a Man Thinketh, The Richest Man in Babylon, Fantastic Voyage, The Pleasure Trap, Natural Cures. Books on Warren Buffett, investing, health, vegetarian cooking, travel. Magazines: Business 2.0, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Inc, People, VegNews, Vegetarian Times. Investors Business Daily paper. Hotels: Hawaii's Hilton Waikola on the Big Island, Kahala Hilton. California's Beverly Hills Hotel, Stanford Court, Bel Air, Fairmont. Las Vegas' Luxor, MGM Grand, Boardwalk. Stores: Whole Foods Market in New York City and New Jersey. Down to Earth and Kokua Market health food stores on Oahu. Williams-Sonoma. Restaurants: Golden Grill Chinese Buffett in New Jersey. Ma Maison, Chez Panise in California. Whole Foods Market in New York City. Down to Earth Natural Foods Deli in Moiliili, Hawaii.
They are Collectors of New Experiences: Instead of collecting material things, Lorrin and Nina collect exciting, new experiences. They believe that travel is the greatest eduction and encourage everyone to see their "home": the world. They have traveled by foot, hitchhiking (Lorrin did this alone in the USA), bicycle (in China), moped, car, bus (Greyhound around the USA and Trafalgar Tours in Europe.), train (in USA, China), boat, ferry, horseback, mule (into the Grand Canyon), hayride, buggy, balloon (Over Palm Springs, CA), kayak, motorhome (in Washington), underground, metro, taxi (black cab in London), shotover jet (New Zealand), camping (in Hawaii) and soaring in a glider plane (in Hawaii), and whitewater rafting in Alaska and Washington's Wenatchee River.
Exciting special experiences: They have flown in a helicopter, glider plane, and other aircrafts. They even flew in a 4-passenger plane within 100 yards of the former New York World Trade Center (today, they would be shot down). Lorrin has traveled over 6 months all over Europe (over 50 cities). He and Nina have climbed Hawaii's Stairway to Heaven (3,922 steps one way up this stair and back down again.) in Hawaii, their favorite hike. Plus, the Koko Crater Stairs (1020 steps) on Oahu. They have cruised on the QE2 World Cruise from Hawaii through the Panama Canal to New York, Sun Princess Cruise to Alaska, Carnival Cruise to Mexico, Voyager of the Seas Cruise to Bermuda, Explorer of the Seas, and Hawaii Cruises on the Independence and Norwegian Star and the Star of Honolulu>. They have also attended private concerts with Air Supply (at the Sydney Opera House), and Elton John (in Hollywood).
World Travel Adventures include the USA (45 states), including Santa Catalina Island and Puerto Rico. USA highlights: Hawaii islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Big Island, and Kaaholawe (camping and hiking). Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Motorhome in Washington Cascades. Chinatowns in Vancouver, San Francisco, and New York City. Australia - Sydney. Austria - Salzburg, Vienna (enjoyed delicious world-famous pasteries). Bermuda - Canada - Banff, British Columbia, Calgary, Edmonton, Lake Louise, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Toronto. China (They took their 4 parents with them.) - Beijing (Visited the Underground City and Tiannamen Square.), Grand Canal Cruise (Lorrin's highlight of China.), Guangzhow, Hangchow (They bicycled through this scenic city.), Hong Kong, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xian. Czech Republic - Prague. Denmark - Copenhagen (Went to Tivoli Gardens 5 times). England - Bath, Bristol, Chester, Cotswalds, Coventry, Harrogate, Lancaster, London (Enjoyed Poon's delicious chinese food), Oxford, ancient Stonghenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, York.
Fanning Island (A visit from the Norwegian Star Hawaii cruise.). Fiji (They brought their inflatable boat for ocean kayaking.). Finland - Alta, Helsinki, Honningsvaag, Jarvenpaa, Jyvaskyla, North Cape, Oulu, Rovaneiemi. France - Avignon, Lyon, Nice, Nimes, Paris (Hiked up to the top of the Eiffel Tower.). Germany - Berlin (Loved visiting the magnificent Zoo and Checkpoint Charlie Museum.), Frankfurt (walked this city for miles), Munich, Nuremberg (For delicious original gingerbread.). Guam (Visited by Lorrin while in the military.). Hungary - Budapest (Impressive Fishermen's Bastion.). India (Lorrin's favorite country to visit. There, he rented a private taxi for 24 hours a day.) - Agra (Inspired by the magnificent Taj Mahal. A must see in life.), and Chandigarh (A famous building by Architect Le Corbusier). Ireland (Both love Irish music.) - Blarney Castle (Lorrin kissed the famous stone for his gift of gab.), Cork, Dublin (Enjoyed fish & chips and pubs.), Galway, Killarney, Limerick, Ring of Kerry, Waterford. (What a fun country!)
Italy - Assisi, Bologna, Florence (Lorrin was inspired by the greatness of the artworks, especially Michelangelo.), Milan, Naples, Pisa (Lorrin walked to the top on the Leaning Tower.), Ravenna, Rome (Magnificent with dancing fountains galore.), San Gimignano (A very rustic, colorful city.). Siena (Very quaint and charming.), Turin, Vatican City (St Peter's Cathedral was awesome), Venice (Lorrin's dream city.), Verona. Japan - Hokkaido (Lorrin traveled by train and enjoyed the hot springs.), Kyoto (An architectural wonder.), Tokyo (Very, very exciting!). France - Paris (Beautiful. Loved the sidewalk cafes and lovers kissing everywhere.), Ronchamp (Visited the Chapel by Le Corbusier, Lorrin's most inspiring architectural masterpiece.). Mexico - Acapulco (Visited on a QE2 Cruise.), Cabo San Lucas (Visited on a Carnival cruise.), Matzlan, Merida, Mexico City (Lorrin explored the country side by horseback.), Oaxaca, Tiajuana, Yucatan. Netherlands - Amsterdam (A boat ride on the canal and the red light district was fascinating.), Rotterdam (It's nice to see the windmills.). New Zealand - (Flew on small passenger plane to Mt Cook glacier and over a live volcano. Thrilled with a shotover jet boat ride.).
Norway - Arctic Circle, Dombas, Lillehammer (Olympic Village), Mo-I-Rana, Olu. Oslo (Vigeland Sculpture Park was wonderful.), Svolvaer, Tromso, Trondheim. Okinawa (Lorrin lived here for 2 memorable years in the U.S. Army as an officer during the Vietnam War. He was the architect for the General's innovative conference room.). Panama Canal (Another must see adventure in a lifetime.) - on the QE2 world cruise. Poland - Jasna Gora (Saw the famous Black Madonna.), Krakow (Visited the astonishing Salt Mine.), Poznan, Warsaw. Scotland - Edinburgh (The land of the bagpipes.). Slovakia (Nina's ancester's country.) - Bratislava. St Martin. Sweden - Stockholm (Enjoyed "Dinner" - their favorite Chinese restaurant of all time.). Enjoyed a cruise to Helsinki, Finland. Switzerland - Innsbruck, Lucerne, Zermatt (What a pretty little city.), Zurich. Taiwan - Taipei (Wonderful landscapes.). Thailand - Bangkok (Lovely women everywhere. And, the food was very delicious.). Wales - Cardiff, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwymdrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch (Can you pronounce this?). US Virgin Islands - St Thomas, St John (Visited on their QE2 cruise and the Explorer of the Seas.). We have thousands of photos from our travels. More photos are being added to this page over time. When you return, you can see more of them.
Future adventures? Israel. Antartica. Argentina. Brazil. Cambodia. Chile, Egypt. Estonia. Galapagos. Greece. Bali, Indonesia, Kenya. Korea. Latvia. Lithuania. Malaysia. Morocco. Myanmar. Philippines. Portugal. Russia. Singapore. South Africa. Spain. Seychelles, Sri Lanka. Tibet. Turkey. Ukraine. Vietnam. Cruises on the Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Crystal Cruise Serenity and Pride of Hawaii.
Lorrin & Nina's Life Mission: To enjoy the rest of their lives to the fullest. To contribute and make a difference in the lives of people worldwide — by sharing their ideas for life enrichment, travel, health and organic foods. They believe in constant daily improvement in all areas of their lives. Their philosophy: "Live your Ideal Life daily to inspire others to better their lives."
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