metalchick

About me

As a single, adventurous female, I have been willing to sell my soul to The Man to afford opportunities to travel and see the world. By day, I'm a network engineer who solves the worlds networking problems one TCP session at a time. By night and often on the weekends, I'm a solo, adventurous traveler who has had the opportunity to explore South Africa including SCUBA diving with the Great Whites in Durban, Australia, and actually braved English cuisine by living in the UK for a year. As my display name suggests, I'm heavily into metal music which is what took me to Australia for my first concertourism trip. I'm a Roadie not a groupie but I did not pass up the chance to see Metallica in concert Down under while also taking in bars like the 3 Wise Monkeys and visiting the Sydney Olympic stadium. Any time I'm in a new place, be it Cincinnati, OH or Munich, I won't pass up an opportunity to see a local sporting event. Minor league hockey? Aussie Rules Football? Ireland v England Rugby? I'm all in. And I'm just getting started. I've a plethora of stories to share and even more adventures in the future. I've recently started a new blog. It's still a work in progress but it's inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote, "Do not go where there is a path. But instead go where there is no path and leave a trail".

Why I travel

To learn. To explore. and to love the similarities that make us all human.

Travel style

Solo, vagabonding, business travel, groups of girl friends, and anything else that I can get my hands on

Ideal place to watch the sunrise

summiting an early morning hike at the top of a mountain

Before I die I'd like to

Climb a 14'er, see the Aztec ruins in Mexico, dance under the waterfalls in Peru, and dance in Rio until the sun comes up.

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when

I landed in Prague with no set place to stay or idea of what I wanted to accomplish there and a family took me in for the week, showed me their generosity and culture. It was an amazing experience to live like a local in Prague.

Let's collaborate

I'm an aspiring travel writer and blogger looking to collaborate with other travel writers. My dream is to improve my travel writing skills such that I can really allow my creativity and travel writing to elevate me to the places I want to go. Questions, comments, and concerns are all welcome! Let's make this journey together! It'll be fun.

Sports I do

Adventure Races

I want to make a difference by

Using my travels and adventures to raise money for cancer survivors and be a goddess with Project Athena.

Tunes I rock out to

Anything that suits my mood: Metallica, TOOL, Linkin Park to Taylor Swift and Dierks Bentley.

My links

http://metalchick.net/travel - Leaving a trail contains stories and advice for anyone interested in independent, active travel for the world at large.