I grew up in Texas and road trips were an important part of every summer. I’ve been to National Parks, presidential libraries, and Dairy Queens across America!

When I was a sophomore in college, I had the opportunity to do a summer study abroad session in Florence, Italy and gladly pursued it. I quickly realized that airline tickets to Italy aren’t cheap, so I decided that, once I was there, I would stay in Europe for as long as I possibly could. Cue: my first “once in a lifetime” solo backpacking trip. That summer I spent 6 weeks in Italy and 6 weeks backpacking Western Europe.

I returned to Texas to finish my degree, but decided that I would go backpacking again as soon as I graduated. One and a half years later, I was back on a flight bound for Europe. This time I traveled through Scandinavia and Eastern Europe before meeting two American girls in Estonia who were headed to India. After at least one hour (okay, maybe less) of careful consideration I canceled my plane ticket home and booked a one-way ticket to India. My new travel companions-turned-friends and I backpacked through India for the next two months.

After four months of traveling, I was offered a job in New York City and I’ve lived here ever since. During my four years living in NYC, I’ve traveled to Canada, Greece, Iceland, Mexico, Morocco, Italy and France.

I’ve stayed in $3/night hostels and $600/night luxury hotels. I’ve flown Ryanair and Emirates. I’ve gone on 3-day international trips and 4-month international trips. I’ve traveled solo and with large groups. All of these experiences have shaped who I am today.

I hope that my little corner of the internet will help you feel excited, inspired, supported, and totally capable of traveling the world!

Thanks for tagging along!