![]() When I was in high school I discovered the romantic suspense novels of Mary Stewart. I’ve always been of the firm belief that just about anyplace is worth visiting if you’ve never been there before. for work and study, from Oregon to Washington, DC, with stops in the Rocky Mountains and the heart of the Midwest along the way. Since then, I’ve traveled throughout the U.S. While I was in Canada I also gained fluency in French and developed an abiding passion for winter sports.Īfter graduation I spent a year in Ottawa, Canada, working at the National Arts Centre, where I enjoyed so many of my favorite things: speaking French (being bilingual was a job requirement) nights of theater, music, and dance (National Arts Centre staff got the unsold tickets for free!) ice skating on the canal in winter admiring the profusion of tulips blooming everywhere in the spring. My college years involved a good stretch of geography too, from two years at the University of Georgia (“How ‘bout them dawgs!â€), to Montreal, Canada, where I earned my B.A. ![]() My parents instilled in me a love of travel and an excitement for learning that continues to this day. Our family lived in a variety of states from coast to coast before ultimately settling in Savannah, Georgia. Perhaps this is because, as the youngest child of a Navy pilot and a journalist, I did a lot of traveling early in life. ![]() I’ve always loved books (and movies) that could take me away to a different time and place. ![]()
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