Sam
I am Sam. I grew up in the rural Midwest, in a small, close-minded community. When I got chronic pain in high school, my mom fought to get me answers and we ended up in the Cleveland Clinic, where I met a Saudi Arabian family that challenged all I thought I knew. Learning Arabic became the avenue for me to leave my small town mindset, and travel provided an outlet for me to learn more than was possible in a town of 3,000 people. I am a single woman, but I train service dogs in America for 1.5 years at a time, and hosted an exchange student for a year most recently. I have called Austin, TX, USA home for most of my adult life, most notably splitting time with Cairo. I have couchsurfed, used trusted women travel groups to both host and travel, and I am excited to join the PLU community!