I am a geographically restless and culturally curious soul. I live in California now but have spent over six years living abroad, principally in Paris and London. I’ve been to 40 countries so far, and I walked 560 miles on the Camino de Santiago across Spain in October of 2019.

I’ve eaten my best and strangest meals abroad; I’ve slept in hostels, buses, ships, and planes; I’ve floated in a mud volcano, kayaked in a bioluminescent bay, bargained in a silk market, cheered on the matadors in a bullfight, hiked the Great Wall of China, flown to an almost deserted island, toured a slum during a major drug bust, and seen poverty that every day motivates me to work hard to change the world.

I follow the advice of my 9th-grade Global Studies teacher, who said: “Everyone should travel. You learn by traveling.” While I do learn about the history, art, architecture, culture, and language of the places I visit, I find that in general I end up learning more about myself and about the world.

You can find me on Instagram, @kwergs.

Please forgive any typos in these posts – many were written on my iPhone while on the road!