I grew up bilingual and bicultural, with two countries to call home (the United States and Sweden). A native speaker of both English and Swedish, I am also fluent in Spanish. I hold an M.A. in Latin American studies from the University of Arizona and a B.A. in environmental studies from Middlebury College. I studied international development at Uppsala University in Sweden and also spent a college semester in Ecuador focusing on comparative ecology and environmental issues.
I have more than 15 years’ experience in communications, including 10 years as a freelance writer, editor, and translator. I have been photographing people and places around the world for nearly two decades and have accumulated an extensive portfolio of travel images.
I also work as a freelance tour manager, leading several international trips per year for specialty travel programs including museum, nonprofit, and university alumni groups. Recent trips have taken me to such destinations as Egypt, New Zealand, Mongolia, Italy, Patagonia, the Galápagos, Japan, and Central Europe. I also do occasional local guiding in the Seattle area and previously worked with mainstream tour companies leading adult and student tours throughout the United States and Canada.
