Leslie is a psychiatric nurse who first became addicted to travel after finishing university and a Swedish river raft guide said, "if you wait for the right time, the right man or the right amount of money, you'll never go anywhere."
To date she has wandered through more than fifty different countries and has been fortunate to live and work in Spain, Chile, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
She has a TEFL certificate and has taught English abroad but has also been known to muster cattle, sell encyclopedias or tie boysenberry vines.
She has traveled to or lived in most parts of the U.S. and thinks it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. She currently resides in the liberal mecca of Santa Cruz, CA.
Leslie prefers adventure travel and can't really count it as a trip if her knees haven't been up to her chin for at least 14 bumpy hours shared with chickens and sick goats. She tries to travel at least once a year for two to four months and when home, besides working and saving for the next trip, she enjoys yoga, outdoor sports, making home movies of her travels and catching up with her amazing and supportive friends and family.
Finally, Leslie considers travel her small way to promote world peace by fostering respect and understanding of all people, all religions and all walks of life. Her chosen motto would be the old bumper sticker adage: "Live Simply, so that others might simply live".
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