I like to think that I’ve lived a pretty interesting life. Growing up, I was fortunate to have parents who loved to travel. Every year, they would take my brother and me on two-week vacations to places like Costa Rica, Belize, Banff, Switzerland, and the Dominican Republic. I LOVED these trips and knew I wanted to see as much of the world as I could. In high school, I spent six months as an exchange student in New Zealand, and then in college, I spent a full year abroad in Kenya and Tanzania. It was amazing! After college, I did what everyone does (just kidding…) and bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii. After a few months living on Maui, I came across an ad for Lindblad Expeditions and I knew I wanted to be on those ships. I applied for a steward position and two weeks later I was flying down to Baja to start what would become a decade of working on the National Geographic ships.