Amy McMahon

Editor, Writer and Photographer

United States

Dynamic writer, editor and photographer currently based in Copenhagen. I have degrees in English and Psychology, along with a TESOL certificate. Article subjects have included sustainability, travel with kids, motherhood, personal travel essays, fiction, mental health, the immigrant/expatriate experience, and travel, focused primarily on Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. In addition to the links below, I have published pieces in a variety of books and local publications, from magazines to various anthologies.

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Intrepid Times - Travel Through Story
09/09/2019
This is Rural Sichuan | Intrepid Times - Travel Through Story

While volunteering among earthquake survivors in rural Sichuan, our writer discovers that the "real" China is both beautiful and confronting. "Lushan is a nice village. Maybe one million," our interpreter, Jing, told us as we walked on the outskirts of a little corner of the Sichuan province. I tripped on my sandal.

Intrepid Times - Travel Through Story
06/10/2019
The Donkey and the Cellphone | Intrepid Times - Travel Through Story

Spanish language and stars make for a heady moment on Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia. "Here," my teacher said, handing me a cup of mate de coca. "Drink, we'll be on the water soon." I took the cup gratefully, shivering in the strange room, looking out onto the wet streets of Puño.

Medium
05/09/2019
The Last Thing I Loved: My Flat in Prague

I lived in Prague for just one year before moving on to other teaching opportunities further east.Fundamentally, one year does not seem very long, but time is funny that way.