Native is the worldly travel-lifestyle blog of acclaimed California-based writer Kristen Harkey. A lifelong Californian with a penchant for international travel, Kristen's style is best described as vibrant and upbeat. Kristen is also a published fiction writer, has a MA in Journalism and writes poetry as a side gig.

Armed only with her passion and addiction to travel, Kristen aspires to be a coming of age travel journalist to inform, encourage and inspire anyone and everyone to see the world from the inside out.