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a work in progressWanderlust
About three years ago the travel bug bit me — hard. Since then I’ve made it to Mexico at least once a year, including a rewarding nine-week trip in early 2009, to Spain twice and, earlier this year, to Argentina (with a quick jump across the río de la plata to Montevideo, Uruguay).
This passion for travel reflects my continued desire to master Spanish (Italy, Ireland: I’d love to meet you in person, but no se habla español). It also has pushed travel-related writing to the top of my journalistic career ambitions. As a freelancer, I’m solely focusing on stories about my travels right now and am excited to finally have published a trio of articles based on my experience in Mexico City. One is a first-person narrative about my time in the fabulous Condesa neighborhood, another shares my favorite food finds and the third offers tips I learned while taking Spanish classes. Check them out on the updated clips page.
