It’s amazing how much one can learn about real estate while living and working abroad. During my five-year tenure overseas, I visited more than 30 countries, realizing in the process that home is a place where dreams begin.

Life in these mountains is happening pretty fast: COVID-19 brought me home early from a five-year work stent in Kuwait. The summer following, I met my partner, Brian, who is a professional kayak instructor. He and I live on the Green River in Saluda with his dog, Suki. In just a short time, I went from being surrounded by hot, dry desert to viewing the Green River from our kitchen window, grabbing my kayak, and riding its waters down through the gorge, or going for a hike or trail run along its banks.

I love Saluda so much, and I feel so privileged to live on such a beautiful property and be a member of such a welcoming community! When I am not by the river, I’m up the mountain practicing yoga at an outdoor studio with stunning views of nature (Yoga at the Treehouse), hanging out at my favorite coffee shops in Tryon (Openroad) and Saluda (Wakey Monkey), or spending time with my family in Hendersonville, who have lived there for almost 25 years.