• About

    About me

    Welcome and thank you for taking the time to read my website! My name is Amy and I am a social studies teacher by trade. I taught for ten years in my home state of Iowa before finally getting brave enough to move overseas. I found myself spending the last three years teaching in Nigeria, meeting wonderful people and developing an even greater love for the world. The international teaching community is a very special thing that helps one to create connections and open the doors to everywhere. For me, this meant meeting an Australian couple that told Kaitlyn (my unrelated sister and traveling partner in crime) and I that…

  • Mom's Journey

    Mom’s Journey

    When my mom died unexpectedly in 2013, I made a promise to spread her ashes in all of the places I go to from then on. This is where she has gone thus far… 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014