Originally from mountainous Albuquerque, New Mexico but learning to feel at home anywhere. I thrive on authenticity and a little grit. Most energized when I'm immersed. People make the experience.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• mountains
• documentary
• learning
• being outdoors

Music, Movies, and Books

Joan Didion, Milan Kundera, Margaret Atwood, Orhan Pamuk, Haruki Murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo camping in Turkey, jeep ridin' through the Indian Himalayas, living in (9?) homes over the past 2 years

Teach, Learn, Share

Connecting/ following threads through journalism where they lead me...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Real talk and good hangs + reporting tales from Kuala Lumpur, Beirut, Istanbul etc.
Openness to whatever's on tap for the time and place

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lebanon, Malaysia, Turkey, United States