What was your first job as a journalist?
At an NPR station
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sidney Shaw
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I'm learning about the craft all the time. And maybe that's what being a journalist is-discovering what you don't know.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Just about anything that
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is great
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Sheets, and email!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I had a ball working on a piece about drag in The Netherlands.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Hhahahahahaha
When's the best time to pitch you?
I'm open!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I had a guest pitch me to be on the Black Women Travel Podcast and it gave me such a great insight into her as a human and her mission in li.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Some talk about the follower numbers and other metrics that aren't as important to me as the human living the life.
What's your favorite drink?
Coconut water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In a forest, on a beach, or at karaoke!
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Maybe people think travel writing is a glamorous job. In some ways it is, but I think it can be easy to romanticize.
