User:Rachel Rose Henderson

I was born in Dallas, Texas.

I grew up in Yaak, Montana, in the upper northwest corner of the state.

I went to college at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York (Canton).

I lived in Albany, New York, then moved back to Canton, then moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where I completed 20 hours towards a Master's in Professional Writing at University of Oklahoma in Norman.

From there, I transferred to West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, where I am currently hoping to complete a Master's degree in Professional Writing and Editing.

I've traveled to Canada, the Bahamas, England, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, and Switzerland. Of the 50 United States, I only have Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, and Maine left to travel to or through.

My mother grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated with a Bachelor's in Business from Oklahoma State University. She currently works at Starbucks as a barista.

My father graduated from Harding University (BS) in Searcy, Arkansas, Baylor (MA) in Waco, Texas, and University of Montana (PhD) in Missoula, Montana.

My parents reside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but my father has recently accepted a position at Montana State University, in Bozeman, Montana, to begin Fall 2012.

I have an older brother in Seattle, Washington, an older sister in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a younger brother in Boise, Idaho.

I love to travel. I enjoy photography. I've always enjoyed writing. But I'm ready to find a job where I can make some money because the lifestyle magazine industry isn't cutting it for me. Oh, did I mention I'm assistant editor at WV LIVING Media (publisher of WV LIVING magazine, WV WEDDINGS magazine, WV OUTDOORS magazine, MORGANTOWN magazine, wvliving.com, and mywvwedding.com) in Morgantown, West Virginia? It's my ideal career path (minus the extraordinarily low salary).

Random interests: hiking, swimming, kayaking!, camping!, campfires, stars, the moon, waterfalls, golden retrievers, black and chocolate labs, children, coloring, baking, cooking, reading, chick flicks, crime shows, HGTV, my family, road trips, traveling, discovering new music, going to the theatre (plays, not movies), live music, and so on.