Studying and living abroad is a ginormous opportunity that only a lucky handful can experience. A student’s time in high school is short, and like the short life span of a dragonfly, if you are presented with a promising opportunity to explore — jump on it — it may not come again. Working together, I can help you expand your horizons in a pre-college summer program, exploratory-structured GAP projects, work experiences, community service, or volunteering. I guide students in finding different paths or paving new ones; the student chooses where to fly.

A dragonfly’s unique flying skills remind us to switch gears and change course when needed. Some students need to pause for self-reflection and a necessary break between high school before starting university. Others twist and turn after starting university upon recognizing their path no longer feels right. Still, some students dream of entering a specific career field but do not realize that the area they want to study has prerequisites that need to be fulfilled for eligibility. Together, we will explore the various paths to attain your goals.

Each student is unique, and I tailor and personalize their one-on-one sessions to their needs and criteria, encouraging flexibility and open-mindedness throughout the process. Dragonflies continuously adapt to their environment and embrace change as any student should to live and study in a new country and culture successfully.

The dragonfly can be found on every continent except Antarctica. I have advised students studying and living in England, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, the United States, Japan, Costa Rica, and Australia. Where can I help you fly?

The students I guide are culturally aware and globally minded. They may or may not have attended the most internationally diverse high school, which is often one of the reasons they want to explore undergraduate options abroad.

~ I was born on Guam, raised on the island and in Juneau, Alaska.

~ My parents owned a travel agency in Alaska.

~ I attended three high schools: one in Alaska and two on Guam.

~ I graduated from an all-girls ~ private Catholic high school.

~ I changed my university major from Visual Arts to Mass Communication.

~ I have lived in Guam, Alaska, Arizona, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, & Puerto Rico.

~ I married a Puerto Rican/Israeli in Costa Rica, where we reside.

~ My eldest daughter attends university in the USA, and my youngest daughter in Holland.

~ I am 99.1% European, minus the passport.

~ I am bilingual on good days and speak Spanglish on the not-so-good days – it’s a process.

~ Costa Rican Independent Educational Consultants Association (CRIAC), Co-founder & Member

~ Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), Professional Member

~ Costa Rican Independent Educational Consultants Association (CRIAC), Co-founder & Member

~ Founder & Principal Administrator, Spain Higher Education Counseling & Admissions Professional Group, Facebook Page

~ Professional Certificate | International University Advocate, National Association for College Admission Counseling

~ Graduate Certificate in College Counseling “Earned with Distinction,” the University of California Los Angeles

~ M.A. Mass Communications, Arizona State University (Walter Cronkite School)

~ B.A. Mass Communications, University of Guam

~ To assist students in selecting global universities that match their interests, academic qualifications, and financial needs while providing information on admission requirements and deadlines, and helping them successfully navigate the international application process.

~ To share valuable insights on the academic and cultural aspects of studying abroad, along with advice on financial aid and scholarships.

~ To provide unbiased advice and guidance to students pursuing global higher education.