This is me. I have had the privilege of taking long trips abroad since I was 15 years old when my overnight camp forced us to NOT come back for one summer (thank you, Birch Trail). I've spent time in Israel, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Italy and Costa Rica. I am a University of Wisconsin - Madison graduate, a Teach For America - Houston alumna and currently work in fundraising for the Teach For America - Chicago office. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and have made Chicago my home base because I realize that I love my family and my friends just too much to live anywhere else permanently. I love fantasizing about, planning for, and experiencing travel. I'm an amateur at photography and blogging, but I hope that this site will help me build some skills. I care about education issues and making an impact on the world no matter where I live.