שָׁלוֹם, hola, bonjour, oi and hello!I'm Rebecca. You'll find the likes of me in Canada. I am an avid traveller, hence why I have chosen to call myself The Wandering Jew. Nothing gets my attention quite as well as a good, healthy dose of culture shock. Any chance I get to experience a new culture, you had better believe that I'm going to take it!
I am currently a first-year journalism student, but I've been writing forever. My main aspiration is to become a freelance travel writer, which is the main reason I started this blog. Let's be honest here, however. It's very rare than anyone can make a living off freelance travel writing alone. In order to be able to support myself, I'll probably have to tide myself over by writing for a bunch of different magazines in between my trips. That means you'll likely see my name in Canadian Living, Flare, Vice, Good Housekeeping, Today's Parent, and - dare I even say it - Cosmo.
I got bitten - hard - by the travel bug when I was seventeen. It was somewhat like the spider bite in Spider-Man, but instead of swinging off buildings and saving numerous lives, I simply have trouble staying in the same place for long periods of time. It all started with a trip to Ecuador, where I was blown away by the huge cultural differences, the friendly people, and the sense of adventure that goes hand in hand with taking a trip to a place that is so different than your normal lifestyle. Before that, I had done a fair bit of camping and travelling within Canada, and I had done the five-star, all-inclusive thing in Mexico, but until I set foot in Ecuador, I had not done any real travelling. Well. I have now sworn to travel out of a backpack, and stay exclusively in hostels so I can get the full-on experience of being in a totally different country.
Since my return from Ecuador, I have become completely obsessed with the idea of travel, and the list of places I want to see in my life could easily cross a football field...but I don't want to waste that much paper. Basically, I'm not picky about my destinations - I want to see it all! Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa...you name a place, it's most likely on the list.
I'm planning a trip to Europe this summer with my favorite travel mates, which is when the real travel writing will begin. Expect to hear more from me come July - August 2009! I look forward to becoming an online travel guide for you all. And remember, "Not all who wander are lost." (JRR Tolkien)
Questions? Comments? Criticisms? I'd love to hear them all! the-wanderingjew@hotmail.com
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