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  • 8 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Japanese, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • MBA Student
  • Bachelor's degrees in International Business and History....
  • From Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To leave the world a better place than when I entered it.

ABOUT ME

I've lived in 3 states and 5 countries so far. Been to 45 states and over 60 countries. I guess you can say I've been on the go since I was born. I lived in Japan for five years as a participant on The JET Programme and recently moved to the UK. My passions are working with kids, traveling, and event planning. And I was the crazy one who fled to Japan and then Europe as all of my college friends settled into consulting jobs in Washington DC. Post-MBA, I plan to volunteer at the 2016 Rio Olympics and then possibly move to New Zealand.

PHILOSOPHY

'Travel makes you wise, but less happy.' -Thomas Jefferson
I'm a beneficiary of a world-class education. However, I believe I've learned more outside of the classroom than inside of the classroom. Travel puts things into perspective. Travel humbles you. Travel makes the big world small.

Interests

What do I like? Travel (of course!), sports, social media, tech, music, taking photos, Mexican food, the beach, event planning, languages, TED/TEDx, my dogs back home in the States. That pretty much covers it.

  • dogs
  • education
  • dining
  • mexican food
  • technology
  • traveling
  • music
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • olympics
  • communications
  • teaching
  • languages
  • volunteering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The World is Flat, Catcher in the Rye, anything by David Sedaris

Movies: Wet Hot American Summer, The Sandlot, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done (Tied for First): I've zip-lined down from The Great Wall of China and went cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa.

Seen: Sunrise at the Taj Mahal, Mt. Everest

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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