An exceptionally introverted, not-yet adventurer (Noel) was lucky enough to be begrudgingly placed on a Boeing 777 and sent on a class trip to London and Paris by her parents at arguably the most awkward time in a human's life: middle school.

Her parents thought that spending time with strangers in a strange land would help Noel become more talkative and less weird.

It didn't help.

However, it did transform her into an Adventurer and awaken in her a never-ending desire to travel. Ever since that first trip, she's made it her life's priority to wander around the world, climb to the tops of the tallest buildings she can find, and eat as much local food as possible.

Thanks to her job at Nerd Fitness (Rebel Chef and Support Wizard), Noel can take her life on the road and add to her ever growing list of places she's been.

Thus far, Noel has visited 21 states in the US and 13 countries on planet Earth. Noel is an aspiring travel-hacker and loves living out of a backpack.

As far as fitness goes (this is Nerd Fitness after all), Noel prefers to partake in activities that keep her fit for travel. This means hiking (there are a lot of stairs involved in climbing to the tops of tall buildings), lifting weights (like a snail, she carts her entire life's belongings in and out of airplanes and metros on her back), sprinting (for when she needs to catch that last-minute train to Harry Potter Studios), and kung fu (because she likes it).