I am a Chicago-based freelance writer, covering cocktails, food, travel, and adventures of all kinds. My work has appeared in USA Today Travel, Fortune.com and Midwest Living. I’m currently working on a book about female bartenders and mixologists. I grew up in Chicago and traveled internationally extensively, having enjoyed lountza sandwiches along dirt roads in Cyprus as a teen to apfelwein in Frankfurt as an adult. I earned my English Literature and Women’s Studies degrees at the University of Illinois at Chicago and my MBA in Marketing Management from DePaul University. I’m an active member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and Association for Women Journalists – Chicago (AWJ).