CURRENT MISSION

Seeing as much of the world as I can and getting an authentic, local experience whenever possible.

ABOUT ME

In the spring and summer you can find me at my neighborhood farmers' market, enjoying a picnic dinner at a park while listening to music with friends, or going for a walk in the afternoon sunshine. In the fall and winter, I like to read hours at a time, cook soups and stews, and watch sports on TV.

I've loved to travel since I was a child, and have visited 46 of the 50 states in the US. In 2010 I started traveling internationally, and since then have been to Ireland, Costa Rica, Singapore, Canada (five of the 10 provinces), Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, Belize, Guatemala, Portugal, and Spain.

Interests

In my free time, I enjoy reading, cooking, going for walks, listening to records, playing Scrabble, taking photographs, and spending time with my husband and cat.

• cats
• cooking
• picnic
• farmers' market
• drinking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• watching sports
• music
• equestrian
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I love:
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Wonder by RJ Palacio
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
anything by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jhumpa Lahiri, John Green, or Amy Tan

Favorite movies:
The Sound of Music
Up
Away We Go

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Horseback riding in Costa Rica, bicycling along the Danube in Vienna, riding the Singapore Flyer and looking out over the city, and drinking homemade palinka in the countryside of Hungary

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Estonia, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States