Leah Gillis

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Location
Los Angeles & Paris
School
Wesleyan University
Expertise
Unique Cultural Experiences, Travel Tips & Tricks, Italy
  • Leah moved to Paris in 2017, where travel and culture switched from her passion to what she focused on writing about. She really would travel anywhere.
  • Pizza is her favorite food, and she tries it every place she travels.
  • She is grateful to have experienced Machu Picchu before recent restrictions were put in place to protect it from over-tourism

Experience

Leah developed an interest in a career in journalism during her junior year abroad in college after completing an internship at W Magazine in Milan. She then worked at NBC Network News in New York City before moving to Los Angeles. There, she worked for AOL News, The Africa Channel, The San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and other outlets. Leah speaks English, French, and Italian and is working on her fourth language; she wishes she could speak them all.

Education

Leah has a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies from Wesleyan University.

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