Lina Zeldovich fished for piranhas in the Amazon, cooked a zebu stew in Madagascar, sipped a drink made from a venomous snake in Peru—and always lived to write the story. She writes about food, travel, culture, history, eco-tourism, science and sustainability. Her work appeared in AAA Traveler Worldwise, AARP, BBC, Smithsonian, NatGeo, Toronto Star, Atlas Obscura, AFAR, Washington Post, Sierra Club, and TravelAge West. She holds several journalism awards, including NATJA’s gold, silver and bronze. A culture shock junkie and a tree hugger, she lives in New York because she can fly nonstop to almost anywhere. Find her on X @LinaZeldovich , @SciScribe on Instagram and on https://linazeldovich.com/