Welcome!

Welcome, my friends, to my world: a place that never sits still, a place that is always looking towards the mysterious and the exotic, a place that never sleeps. And though I know that my world may be small, my passion lies in the knowledge that each and every one of us has only one tiny world--one tiny world to mold, to shape, and to make shine. I believe in the power of travel, of international influence and the awareness that culture, language, and art bring, and so I dedicate this site to my third international voyage thus far in my young life of 22 years.

Three summers ago, I began with Valencia, Spain, a place of blue roses, street mimes, colorful trees, friendly people, and delicate history. I was to study Spanish at the Universitat di Valencia, and found myself traveling throughout the Andalusian countryside in a state of constant pertenencia (or, belonging). I fell into a deep world of understanding and appreciation like I had not found in Atlanta, my home, and I decided that my destiny lies in uncovering the secrets hidden within our human experience. I would go on to live in Sliema, Malta, where I would be a foreign group leader at an English summer school to multinational students and have the international experience of a lifetime. In between, I traveled the chain of islands that make up the Maltese archipelago, climbed Mount Etna, tasted Sicilian wine, and toasted to life in London.

I spent my last year feverishly engaged in my last year at the University of Georgia, studying courses in both Spanish and Comparative Literature (the root of my wanderlust at its best!) After graduating, I stayed for the summer to spend time with those important to me, and took on two jobs in order to save money. But come August, I will be again leaving the United States of America, in search of something interesting and worthy. I will be going to Cartagena, Colombia, a port city on the Caribbean coast, to teach English at the Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar. This will be my space, dedicated to my family, (especially my mother, who gave me my wings!) and to those both here and abroad, that have helped me realize my dreams.

To mom, dad, Elizabeth, Chris, Rachel, Nicole, Mary, Melissa, the 2004 Maltese group leaders who taught me to love what is unique, Lindsey (and Becky!) for opening my mind to the life of adventure and challenge, and of course, to my two crazy cats, Bailey and Bluey. May we all find the personal truths we are searching for.