I love to travel, and I spend 30-80 nights/year away from home. I can't live without: a car (being a true Southerner, I have yet to understand the appeal of public transportation), lots of black eyeliner, books with happy endings (I don't want to cry while reading in public, and also the black eyeliner would run), strong coffee, podcasts that make me laugh, cinnamon flavored everything, indie/alternative bands like Ray Lamontagne and The Decemberists as well as Christian bands like Elevation Worship, Hillsong Y&F, and Jesus Culture, ice cold Coke Zero, sarcasm, and running toward wild and domestic animals in hopes of a hug.