About Melissa
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and came to Athens in 1988 to attend UGA, where I graduated with a degree in English. Before I officially called Athens my home, I spent time trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal, hiking and sea kayaking in Alaska, and glacier mountaineering in British Columbia during my summers and after college. I also spent three months hiking the southern 1,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail. After graduating from UGA,...