La Carmina (a pen name) runs the alternative culture and travel blog (www.lacarmina.com/blog), which won "Best Blog of the Year" from Auxiliary Magazine. Her journalism received a Bronze prize from the SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) in 2020. La Carmina is the author of three books, including "Cute Yummy Time" and "Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants," published with Random House and Penguin. She works as a host on travel TV shows worldwide, including Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Taboo, Oddities, The Purge TV, The Today Show, The Doctors. La Carmina is a freelance writer for publications including CNN, Business Insider, Sunday Times, and Huffington Post. She is a graduate of Columbia University and Yale Law School, a TEDx speaker, and has traveled to over 70 countries.

[BCBW 2021]