: About Me

After graduating from college with a Biology degree and a minor in music, I moved out of the country for perspective. Returning from two years of living and traveling in Indonesia, I realized I wanted to write a book.

My question to the world: Can I make a living doing what I want to do? My current job training horses does little to supplement my husband's teaching salary. I hope to find a way to write and to learn about the writing process and the field in general. Writing and reading have always been two of my favorite activities. Will I be able to survive in the writing world?

My passion is ...

writing, reading, riding (horses), traveling, cooking, hiking, camping...

I know too much about ...

horses

My parents always told me ...

you are a world citizen

My childhood ambition ...

this is a quote "ballerina, veterinarian, mommy, author"

My favorite memory ...

playing in the snow

Why I write ...

I love to write. It's like laying down a burden, or emptying the heavy and overflowing pot of water you've been carrying.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am re-reading my signed copy of A Wrinkle in Time. I can't believe that Madeleine L'Engle is gone from this world.

My first job ...

training horses

My best moment ...

in High School I once finished first in a horse show then immediately competed in a flute competition, also doing well. I felt so proud of myself.

My inspiration ...

beautiful things, scents, words, and sounds

Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Traveling to better the world

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So often, I hear people talking about their recent vacations, and every time, I am shocked. How is it possible that my good friend spent a week in Mexico and never left the all-inclusive resort? Why did my great uncle go all the way to the other side of the world, returning only to complain about how 'backwards' things are 'over there'? How could my friend possibly understand the culture in Russia after being there for only a week? And how is it that my mother's co-worker spent a month in Bali and found that every single person she met was friendly and spiritual? The answer, of course, is ...

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