I grew up believing there was only one thing that would make me happy: being a TV news anchor. As a kid, I'd sit in my bedroom pretending to be Diane Sawyer.
The passion only intensified as I got older. I got my first real (= paid) TV gig at a small station in SoCal. Six years later, I landed my dream job at a national cable network. I was 28. It was super-competitive and required a ton of sacrifice (working practically every holiday for a decade), but I loved it.
Until I didn't.
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My Story
It wasn't until my late 30's that I finally said, "Screw it!" and took some time off. My first stop: Europe.
And that was the beginning of a love affair that would change my life forever.
Today, I'm using my journalism experience and passion for travel to help you find your life-changing moment.
ABOUT ME
Totally Random Stuff
(You May or May Not Care About)
- I'm Gen X, I've moved 36 times over the course of my life, I LOVE when filmmakers don't re-write history, and I'm currently working on my Italian Digital Nomad Visa
-I met my husband June 23, 2015 - on Facebook!
- We got married exactly two years later, to the day
- John's a heavy metal musician. He's the guitarist for a NY-area band, Black Water Rising
- I'm a passionate history buff - hence, why I love traveling through Europe!
- My favorite topics are European. monarchical history (particularly England and France), The Gilded Age, and early 20th century British history
- I have more than 700 books in my e-library
- 85% are history, historical fiction or historical biographies (and an inordinately large number of books on Venice)
- My favorite subjects are William Marshal (The Greatest Knight), Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Winston Churchill
- I love historical documentaries, especially History Hit on YouTube - Dan Snow and Eleanor Janega rock!
- I also love true crime docs, and am a huge fan of Dateline (Hi Josh!)
- I'm a somewhat obsessive-borderline-psycho animal rights advocate
- I have 3 dogs and a cat who thinks he's a dog
- Winston (Winnie) is a 5-pound Yorkie with 500 pounds of badass and is named after Winston Churchill
- Ludwig (Wiggie) is an 18-pound Chihuahua mix rescue woh likes to lead howling fests with his siblings, has Addison's disease so he's a little....anxious, and is named after Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria
-Tobias (Toby) is a Puerto Rican rescue cat who loves wrestling with Winnie and Wiggie, biting mommy and daddy, and is named after the frontman of the Swedish heavy metal band, Ghost - for obvious reasons
- Chips (Chips) is a 70-pound Blue Heeler-mix rescue who stares admiringly at me all day long, has the sweetest disposition of any dog I've ever met, and is named after the early 20th century American expat-turned-British MP and diarist, Chips Channon
Personal
Pets
Passions
THE QUIZ
Favorite indulgence
Macarons
celeb i'd love to meet
Any of the British royals
Guilty pleasure
Bravo (esp. "Below Deck Med")
alternate universe job
Duchess of Somewhere in the UK
favorite city
Venice
drink of choice
Tito's and soda
can't live without
books + YouTube
usually craving
My husband's chili
beach vs mountains
Medieval Village!
Dream dinner party:
Princess Diana, Marie Antoinette, Bono, Napoleon & Josephine, Eleanor of Aquitaine & William Marshal, Anthony Bourdain, Winston Churchill
