The Beginning

After much thought and advice, I've decided to start a blog. My family and friends have been encouraging me to keep one on all my travels, so here it goes!

Christmas 2004, my godmother Tina took me to Australia for my high school graduation present/16th birthday present. I immediately fell in love with the country and dreamt of one day studying abroad there. I got into UF, and immediately began planning the trip.


January 2008, I was scheduled to study at UNSW for four months...I was registered for classes, had my apartment picked out on Bondi Beach, had my visa; all I had left to do was pack. Two weeks before my flight, I took a ski trip to Vermont and broke my arm. Fail.

I decided to cancel the study abroad trip due to many reasons, including carrying luggage across the world with one arm, getting medical insurance to cover a doctor in Australia, finding a doctor in Australia, and not being able to surf/swim/dive/do anything while in Australia.

With the help of family and friends, I changed my goal from studying abroad to working abroad. Upon graduating from UF in December 2009, I received my Work and Holiday Visa for Australia and bought a one way ticket to Sydney International.

Little did I know, in addition to Australia, I would be traveling all around the world thanks to unexpected opportunities.

The first adventure started with my graduation present from Jesse, a trip to Costa Rica! Then another unpredicted trip to the Caribbean. I flew to Australia in March and have since visited all over NSW, QLD, and an unexpected business opportunity to South Korea and China. It's only May, many more adventures to come!

I will continue to post my adventures until I catch up to present day!

My next post will be my wins and fails of Costa Rica! As for now, I'm off to venture around Seoul, South Korea. Cheers!