School
California State University - Northridge
Expertise
Mexico & Western Europe, Expat living, Deep travel
- Jen's college study abroad year in Wales kicked off two decades of expat living in Italy, France, Spain, and Mexico, where she currently resides in Mérida, the vibrant capital of Yucatán.
- A former luxury tour guide in Rome, Jen knows the Sistine Chapel about as well as the Pope. She's been inside Michelangelo's masterpiece hundreds of times, often alone before public opening times.
- As a lifelong vegetarian, Jen boasts a palette and flair for hunting down delectable plant-based eats around the globe.
Experience
Born and raised in the capital of cool, Venice Beach, California, Jen is a journalist, copywriter, branding pro, and travel blogger who writes about the best Mexico has to offer on her blog, The World I Roam. For 5 years she wrote the column "History 102" for The American in Italia, and her work has been published in Budget Travel, Barcelona Metropolitan, Interior Design, and Architectural Digest. Jen's superpower is designing immersive travel itineraries inspired by culture, flavors, wellness, and style. She's obsessed with pilates, speaks a little bit of a lot of languages, and is proud to be a hardcore soccer mom.
Education
Jen holds a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from California State University, Northridge. She's also a certified 500-hr yoga teacher.
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