Hello! I grew up in the heart of Toronto, Canada, and was exposed to a multitude of cultures and cultural endeavours from an early age. My youth was an exercise in adventure and exploration, living in Berlin for a semester of Grade 11 (in 1989, the year the wall fell!) and in France for Grade 13. I have since worked, lived and studied throughout the world. Along the way, I've picked up German, French and Spanish, and can do a good dabble in Italian and Portuguese if required. 

I received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from McGill University and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King's College. As soon as I picked up that diploma, I hopped on a plane and relocated to Central America where I worked as a news reporter and spent my free time whitewater paddling through the jungle.

I have spent much time in the wilderness - as a treeplanter for many seasons in northern British Columbia, as a canoe guide in northern Ontario, fly-fishing throughout Patagonia and whitewater rafting in the Yukon and Alaska. I'm a keen and committed explorer of wild landscapes and a hunter for solitude and wisdom. 

For 15 years, I was based between Patagonia, Argentina and the Rocky Mountains at Canmore, Alberta where I ran a successful guiding and travel business and wrote extensively about both places.  

Now, I'm also the mother of an optimistic broccoli-loving seven-year-old daughter. Since 2017, I have worked full time as the "chief storyteller" (aka "Content Marketing Manager" in corporate speak) for an international travel company. Through this work, I've been tasked to explore and celebrate the magic of places like Denali National Park, coastal Alaska, the Flathead River Valley of Montana and Iceland. Each day is a new journey.