About Me

A very detailed backstory

Hello, hello -

Travel and food writing are, on paper, pretty cool jobs. When I was doing it full-time, I was always asked about how it works. They sound like a dream jobs and in many ways they are. “How did you get into travel writing?/how can I get into travel writing?” were the most common questions I was asked a few years ago. Followed closely by, “how do you afford to travel?”

Favorite city, always and forever.

I don’t do as much travel or food writing for other publications these days. I’ve had a couple of fellowships and I worked as a metro reporter for a local newspaper in Louisiana. In a past life I worked in international development. I’ve lived in five countries and a dozen cities, some of them multiple times. I have moved apartments what feels like a million times and is actually around 35. My career path has not been straightforward.

Every once in awhile I get an email or an Instagram message asking how I’m able to live abroad. Logistically, financially. “Do you have a job?” someone asked recently. “I need a breakdown of your life,” someone else joked.

Well, you’re getting it!