Contestants
LEAH
AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Marengo, IA
PROFESSION: World Traveler
Leah was born in the town of Marengo in eastern Iowa. After graduating from Drake University, she spent three months working with and studying Southeast Asian cultures. At the age of 16 Leah stood on the beach facing the Pacific and vowed from that point forward she would see the world. She has traveled in Mexico, studied for a semester in the Netherlands, traveled in Western Europe, Spain, Andorra and recently backpacked throughout Central America in an attempt to improve her Spanish speaking skills and study Latin American cultures. During her stay in Central America, Leah helped rebuild a Chinese church in Panama City and was a volunteer at several Costa Rican National parks. While volunteering in Parismina, Costa Rica, she assisted in night watches for green and leatherback turtles, and the excavating of eggs. Leah’s future travel plans include Columbia and Peru.