In Kindergarten I remember overhearing a conversation between my mom and teacher. “She daydreams too much, it’s like she’s somewhere else.” I was. I was through a looking glass and over the rainbow and on a magic carpet. Now, I’m a lifelong reader, wonderer, and wanderer; a bibliophile with serious case of wanderlust.

The signs were always there.

I’m a mom of two humans and one canine, wife to the tall basketball-playing chemistry nerd from high school, and a displaced Southerner in New England. A recovering academic, I’m a sociologist by training and work in clinical research.

In 2024 I decided to…live. To chase after what I wanted and not wait for perfect timing. For me, that looked like pursuing travel as a side job and finally tackling the biggest item on my bucket list (behind visiting each continent)—writing a book.