My Tale

I am a native of the New Jersey Shore who came to Australia in January 2010. Before coming overseas, I lived in Philadelphia for nine years. During that time, I worked as a tutor for children and adults with learning, physical and mental disabilities, a reporter for various Philadelphia newspapers, a magazine editor, a professional blogger and a babysitter.

After losing my job in the economic downturn in 2009, I decided to move to Sydney, Australia on a work and holiday visa and pursue a career as a  full-time freelance writer, two dreams of mine.  Almost three years later, I am now a permanent resident of Australia and engaged to the Philadelphia man I met two weeks into my arrival in Sydney.

My travels have taken me to 40 American states and a dozen countries, including China, Italy, England, Fiji and New Zealand. My writing career has given me opportunities to write for major publications and web sites such as CNN, AOL, Travel+Leisure and Jetstar Magazine.

7 Things About Me

  1. I knew I wanted to pursue writing for a living from the age of 5. My first “stories” were based on the then super-popular Baby-sitters Club series. My backup careers were law and dance.
  2. On that last note, I am a trained dancer in the areas of jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, modern and musical theater. I have participated in dance competitions and conventions around the New York tri-state area, at which I met some of the choreographers and judges who appear on shows such as So You Think You Can Dance.
  3. My first overseas trip was at age 14 when my parents decided to let me choose where to take the next family vacation. I chose Mexico.
  4. My life has been plagued with strange illnesses and injuries. I once got an earplug stuck in my ear that had to be sucked out by an ear, nose and throat doctor. I have had random allergic reactions resulting in severe hives and face swelling since I was a kid. I was also sick with a rare syndrome called Guillain-Barre while in college.
  5. People often ask me about my ethnic background and race and tell me I look part Asian or Pacific Islander. My background is purely Caucasian and European: Irish, Italian, Polish, Austrian and German.
  6. I have started each day with a single cup of coffee since I was a teenager and ended each day with some form of dessert since I was a child.
  7. True crime is one of my obsessions. I love to read or watch documentaries about criminals like Charles Manson, the Night Stalker Richard Ramirez and Richard, the Ice Man, Kuklinski.


About the Author

Lauren Fritsky grew up at the Jersey Shore, spent nine years in Philadelphia and now lives in Sydney, Australia. She works as a writer, blogger and editor and has traveled to 40 U.S. states, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Ireland, the U.K., Italy, France, China and New Zealand. Besides writing, reading and traveling, she loves dancing, the outdoors, crime shows, cheese, chocolate, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and pot belly pigs.