ABOUT ME
As a geography major and self-admitted map addict, I spent many years traveling vicariously via National Geographic Magazine. My childhood was filled with road trips through the western U.S, but I longed to see the places I’d only read about. Finally, in my late twenties, I took my first trip outside the US to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. I clearly remember standing on a beach in Puerto Morales and imagining my place on the globe. Every time I travel now, I picture myself standing on a globe – it helps put things into perspective!
After many years planning my own travel as well as helping friends and family plan vacations for fun, I started working full-time in the industry, at Dimensions in Travel, August 2018. I am excited to help create amazing vacations for you!
After many years planning my own travel as well as helping friends and family plan vacations for fun, I started working full-time in the industry, at Dimensions in Travel, August 2018. I am excited to help create amazing vacations for you!
Top Travel Memories
... Driving along a dusty dirt road after spending the afternoon climbing a hidden Mayan Ruin in the Yucatan, we picked up a young Mayan woman with a baby, hitchhiking. When we dropped her off, she clearly wanted to thank us for the ride, and as she stepped from the car, she pressed into my hand a still-hot, charred sweet potato – the only thing she had. To me, this is the essence of travel – how those unexpected moments become lasting memories and how the connections we share with others stay with us long after we’ve returned home.
... In Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia I saw this flooded Amazon soccer field in the wet season that became a swimming pool. How flexible and resourceful the people here are! Pink river dolphins swim just beyond the “soccer field.”
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Professional Certifications
... Driving along a dusty dirt road after spending the afternoon climbing a hidden Mayan Ruin in the Yucatan, we picked up a young Mayan woman with a baby, hitchhiking. When we dropped her off, she clearly wanted to thank us for the ride, and as she stepped from the car, she pressed into my hand a still-hot, charred sweet potato – the only thing she had. To me, this is the essence of travel – how those unexpected moments become lasting memories and how the connections we share with others stay with us long after we’ve returned home.
... In Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia I saw this flooded Amazon soccer field in the wet season that became a swimming pool. How flexible and resourceful the people here are! Pink river dolphins swim just beyond the “soccer field.”
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- Traversing tributaries of the Amazon in a dugout canoe
- Drinking water from a tree trunk in the Colombian Amazon
- Watching a wild platypus swim in a mineral blue swimming hole in the Atherton Tablelands, Australia
- Running through the pouring rain along the Brisbane River
- Eating authentic green chile at Mission San Xaviar del Bac, Tucson
- Snorkeling above giant clams and blue-spotted rays on the Great Barrier Reef
- Climbing the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins with my mom in Belize
- Watching two Tamandua anteaters fight for territory in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Professional Certifications
- Princess Cruises (Commodore/Elite status)
- Marriott International Hotel Sales Specialist
- South Africa Specialist Certification
- Globus Specialist
- African Travel
- Uncruise Adventurist Certification
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Professional Certifications
Specialties
Most Recent Trip: I just returned from an 8-day visit to the Nicoya Peninsula and Los Silencio de las Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. My husband and I had a great vacation full of birdwatching, hiking, and learning about Costa Rican Farming Culture – who would’ve thought I’d learn to milk a cow in Costa Rica? |
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