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Age:

32

Gender:

Female

If you must know:

I'm single

Travel status:

Coming home

Hometown:

Haymarket, VA

Currently in:

Purcellville, VA

Traveling Next:

not sure

Favorite places I've been:

Paris France and the French Riviera, Switzerland, Greek Isles, Cape Town South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Amsterdam, Portugal, Cayman Islands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Thailand, Bahamas, Denmark, England

Places I want to go to:

anywhere in South America, Spain, Switzerland in the winter.

About me:

I have 11 years of local television news/sports experience, most recently I was a Sports Anchor/ Reporter at Fox 43 in York Pennsylvania. I spent the last 6 months traveling the world (well, some of the world! 20 countries total!) with my best friend, ON A BUDGET!!
I'm a certified SCUBA diver, can make a mean French Toast and love hiking with my fabulous lil' pup, Lucy.

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/cj

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I'm fired up on:

Im an advocate for "going green". I believe that all of us can do small things daily to help save the enviroment.

Tunes I rock out to:

My iPod Touch is a mixed bag. Today it could be LL Cool J and Michael Jackson, tomorrow Rascal Flatts.

Travel style:

I love traveling like a queen (5 star hotels, expensive meals) but I only do that when I travel with my parents! I am a-ok with traveling cheap, staying in hostels and lugging around a 40 pound backpack on the Metros. The more friends on the adventure, the merrier!

Quote:

"Not all those who wander are lost"

Sports I do:

gymnastics

Favorite artist(s):

Salvador Dali

Favorite books:

anything by Nicholas Sparks

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

locals who tell great stories

I want to make a difference by:

living each and every day to the fullest and having people hop on with me for a wild ride!

Languages spoken, other than English:

broken english

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

I found myself in the middle of the French Riviera with out knowing a lick of French!

Why I travel:

Because I am nosey and want to know how other people live their every day lives.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

Any beach any where!

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Any beach any where!

Before I die I'd like to:

Travel to one new country a year and immerse myself into their culture, even if it is just for a week or two. I want to know what it's like to walk in their shoes.

Let's collaborate:

my dream is to Travel then write, travel then write, travel then write. I'm an Emmy nominated photojournalist so I have amazing pictures that can go along with my traveling and writing.

My links:

www.myspace.com/cjjackson75

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Thailand: stealing candy from a baby!

By CJ | Location: Thailand | 07/11/08 | Pics: 5

Stealing candy from a baby!

Not sure what part of my $7/hour massage I liked best-- her heels in my groin or the punching of my biceps. It was a full hour of pure torture, my body did things I never knew it could do (and I was a gymnast) but hey, it was only $7/hour, that is...

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Amazing South Africa

By CJ | Location: South Africa | 07/11/08 | Pics: 6

Take every preconceived notion (that I probably put) in your head about South Africa and throw it out the window. Cape Town is 360 degrees of AWESOMENESS!! From "TableMountain" with the clouds pouring over the sides, to...

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First Stop: New Zealand

By CJ | Location: New Zealand | 07/11/08 | Pics: 4

First Stop: New Zealand

Oh geez!! It seems as though someone forgot to tell Stephanie that my map reading skills stink!! But I guess we're even because somewhere between WashingtonDC...

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