Location
Boynton Beach, FL
School
Boston University, Florida International University, University of Florida
Expertise
Solo Travel in Western Europe & the U.S., Haunted Sites & Sacred Spaces, Wellness & Transformational Travel
- In 1994, Ikam went on her first solo travel adventure in Oahu for the summer when she was 16.
- She is an avid fan of transformational travel and spiritual retreats, including a visit to Iguazu Falls in 2006.
- Ikam enjoys ghost hunting adventures and has attended several of these excursions throughout the southern states.
Experience
Ikam has been a travel and entertainment writer for over a decade, but has enjoyed travel since she was a child. She started off writing for a local Miami Beach Examiner before becoming a writer and copy editor for MTV Tr3s, where she interviewed up-and-coming musicians and established actors promoting new films. Ikam later went on to become a travel writer for Norwegian Cruise Lines before the pandemic. Ikam also has a background in the crisis and trauma field since 2001. She enjoys writing about wellness and mindfulness practices, and co-wrote a journal article on healing trauma at a local agency in 2017. Ikam feels writing is therapeutic in itself and enjoys sharing her travels and ideas with her audience.
Education
Ikam studied philosophy at the University of Florida and received a master's in criminal justice from Boston University. She also received a bachelor's in psychology and a master's in religious studies from the University of Florida.
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