Judy Reese is a "70 something" widow from Butler who owns the Monroe Hotel on East Jefferson Street. On her trip to Peru, she discovered that she is allergic to alpaca wool, which made shopping in alpaca stores a challenge.

Liz Rakarich is a 66-year-old from Summit Township, where she lives with her husband, Bob. She works at Sam's Club part time in the meat department. She wanted to get a job because she "ran out of traveling money."