Hi there! I’m Amanda…
Thanks for coming to my little corner of the internet. I’m flattered you want to know more about me!
Current Status.
I’ve been living nomadically (meaning I don’t have a homebase anywhere) since March 2018. I’ve traveled to over 50 countries in my 30+ years and I’ve lived as a “digital nomad” in about 20.
My day job is working as the Director of Content for Two Wandering Soles, a world-travel blog, and Go Wander Wild, an outdoor adventure blog loosely based in the PNW (USA). It truly feels like a dream job, and I’ve been in it since 2019.
Education & work experience.
I attended the University of Minnesota in my home state where I graduated with a degree in Journalism (with an emphasis on photojournalism). I was really into photography back then — a passion I’d like to get back too someday soon!
Post-graduation I moved to Colorado and worked in a number of different jobs, primarily in marketing roles.
In the summer of 2017, I signed up for The Blonde Abroad’s Blogger Retreat–a program to teach aspiring travel bloggers the business side of blogging as well as basic coding skills. I gained the knowledge to run a blog as a business during the 10-day retreat in Bali, which became the foundation of my career and lifestyle as I know it today.
i caught the travel bug early.
My first trip outside of the U.S. was to Haiti when I was 14. I went with a group called Haiti Outreach to help build a school and teach English in a rural town in the mountains.
When I was in college, I couldn’t decide on just one place I wanted to study abroad, so I choose 10… I went on Semester at Sea and circumnavigated the globe while living on a ship transformed into a floating campus.
(Pictured left: All dressed up in a sari by my host family in Chennai, India)
Bucket list checks.
Going on safari in Africa (again and again because it’s one of my favorite things!)
Exploring Torre del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Seeing ancient wonders on a road trip through Jordan
Living in Cape Town, South Africa (3 months out of the year - it’s my favorite city in the world!)
Exploring U.S. National Parks (my favorite so far is Grand Teton!)
