CURRENT MISSION

To travel around South America, meeting incredible people and spreading my smile along the way!!! =)

ABOUT ME

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia but have lived in California since finishing university at UC Santa Barbara. I'm an outgoing and positive person, excited to be traveling and backpacking in South America. I was inspired to backpack after finishing a trip in Peru last summer teaching English to children in Cusco. I love South American culture and meeting new people!

"A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you . . . Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use." - Carlos Castaneda

"The thing is, I really like saying yes. I like new things, projects, plans, getting people together and doing something, trying something, even when it's corny or stupid. I am not good at saying no. And I do not get along with people who say no. When you die, you will not be happy about having said no. You will be kicking your ass about all the no's you've said. No to that opportunity, or no to that trip to Nova Scotia or no to that night out, or no to that project or no to that person. No is for wimps. No is to live small and embittered, cherishing the opportunities you missed because they might have sent the wrong message." - Dave Eggers

Interests

Reading, swimming, traveling, smiling...Loving Life!

• culture
• reading
• traveling
• backpacking
• swimming

Countries I’ve Visited

Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States