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Author: Jackie Koester

Adventura is Jackie’s second middle name. Originally a farm girl from the great state of Kansas, after traveling throughout Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador, one could say she’s caught the Spanish influenza. Currently residing in Madrid working as an English Professor and taking clown classes at night, Jackie’s expertise in intellect remains to be heard, but her experience in travel is extremely diverse. Watch out Europe and Africa. Jackie plans to reverse colonize you. Jackie graduated with a BA in Theatre Peformance and a BA in Spanish from the University of Kansas. She's road tripped across half of the United States by herself to live in Washington D.C. and Chicago, where she worked for several theatres and casting agencies. In her spare time, Jackie's favorite thing to do is eat jamón (ham). #jamon
February 5, 2014

17 Ways to Entertain Yourself on a 17 Hour Bus Ride

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February 5, 2014

20 Traits That Make a Truly Terrible Travel Partner

20. Someone who abandons you in one of the most dangerous cities in Latin America. 19. Someone who gags at the sight of a…

January 20, 2014

20 Traits That Make the Perfect Travel Partner

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January 20, 2014

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No matter how many people gazed upon her black beauty, the waves of El Bollullo crashed into the granite colored sand, smooth than strong,…

December 15, 2013

Madrid’s Punctual Public Transportation System for Unpunctual Madrileños

No. Spanish old lady, I do plan to remain sitting on this metro seat eating my Tex-Mex Doritos that taste exactly like original Doritos….

November 20, 2013

Roam in Ravenswood, Carl Sandburg’s Hood

If one more cab driver tells me I live in the same neighborhood as Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, I may purposely vomit in their…

November 7, 2013

10 Chicago Trends for Untrendy People

I once knew a girl named Teresa who decided to have everyone call her Trendy, which is a bit ballsy if you ask me….

October 28, 2013

Chicago Water Taxi to Chinatown: A Waterway Whisk Away

I don’t want you to think I’m another young woman obsessed with love and relationships. But I am. Let’s cut to the chase: many…

October 22, 2013

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Chicago’s Notorious Theatre Scene

Chicago: where all the funny people go to become even funnier and be discovered for fame and fortune. This is a stressful career track…

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