Sandra graduated high school with honors.  She was an NMSQT finalist (top 2% in the nation) and a lifetime member of CSF.  She attended Pepperdine, UC Riverside, and the University of Bordeaux, France.

First published at the age of 17, Sandra has written for national magazines such as Parents\' and Black Belt Magazine.  She has also written a lot of corporate material including brochures, training programs, and press releases.  Today her passion is blogging.

She is scuba certified, a 3rd degree black belt, a karate "sensei" or teacher, and a student hot air balloon pilot.  She loves the outdoors, camping, and traveling.

Sandra has traveled all over the US, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Greece, and the Caribbean.