Hmmmm…who is this girl?

Hi current/future friends! I am absolutely thrilled, terrified, excited to meet my team and start the race! In the meantime, here is a little info about me!

  • I am 25 years old
  • I currently live in Gainesville, Florida (#GoGators)
  • I have a BS degree from Ashland University & a MS degree from the University of Florida Graduate School of Business
  • I love drinking black coffee (Starbucks & Mr. Espresso in CA are two of my favorites)
  • I really envy people who have dark hair
  • Nehemiah is my favorite book of the OT
  • I lived in Ohio for 21 years
  • I have an unhealthy love for collegiate sports (Ohio State & Florida)
  • The country that I am most excited to visit is China!!! (as my friends and family lol…)
  • I could read for hours and hours at a time (my top books are: Wuthering Heights, The Art of Non-Conformity, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, Persuasian, Sun Stand Still, & The Monk & the Riddlle
  • I love my friends, family, and pets
  • My favorite smell is coconut
  • I have a younger brother Russell  (Jungle Russ) and a younger sister Hayley (Little John)
  • My favorite music is K Pop, Rainforest sounds, Classical, Hillsong, and In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins (plus many other random songs…most of which are not in English)
  • Movies with either Audrey Helpburn or Cary Grant are my favorites
  • My top food choices consist of: Avocados, fish, brown rice,  Croutons, Oranges, burnt popcorn, and almost all raw veggies
  • I wear scarves almost every single day….in Florida….
  • I really like Wong Fu Productions
  • I always eat a salty snack before I go to bed (ask Sarah Shaffer…it's true)
  • I am incredibly excited to start the World Race
  • My favorite NT verses are Hanakkuk 1:5, Mark 1:17-18, Phil. 4:6,  Mark 10:17-31,