Every journey begins with a single step.

Mine began right here in Michigan.

This is where I climbed trees, chased lightning bugs, walked my puppy Charlie to Doozie's for ice cream, raced my Uncle Frank's go-kart around the farm, and spent endless summers playing with my brothers and neighborhood boys until the streetlights came on.

Long before I ever dreamed of traveling overseas, my parents packed our car each year and set off to explore America. We visited national parks, monuments, museums, and small towns that taught me every place has a story worth telling.

Those road trips inspired my curiosity to travel the world.

Today, that little Girl Scout from Michigan has traveled to 41 countries, and every journey has reminded me that the greatest souvenirs are not the things we bring home, but the people we meet, the perspectives we gain, and the memories that become part of who we are.

The greatest journeys are not measured in miles, but in memories.

That realization inspired me to create Travel Log, a place where people can plan meaningful experiences, preserve the memories they create, share the stories that shape them, and inspire others to begin their own adventures.

This sketch and soon to be mural tells the first chapter of my story.

Thank you for stopping long enough to become part of it.

Perhaps it will remind you where your own story began... and inspire you to write the next chapter of your adventure.

Always exploring,