Stephanie Farr

I love to travel and explore the world. I truly believe that each individual being is a part of a greater whole and the least we can do is get to know our very own globe and the cultures within. I first traveled to Mexico when I was 21. I joined a student exchange program with my university in Montreal and studied at Tec De Monterrey in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. I lived with a local family who barely spoke a word of english, and of course the extent of my Spanish was Feliz Navidad from Christmas Carolls I had to so painfully sing at my aunt's house every Christmas Eve. After spending 6 months in Mazatlan, I traveled throughout the country from north to south, east to west. I know Mexico better than my own country and better than most Mexicans know there very own country. After studying abroad and traveling, I forever became restless in my own city of birth and no longer referred to it as home. I'm a wanderer at heart, and realized that I needed to explore the world before settling down. I worked for a luxury villa rental company for 4 years and introduced Mexico to their portfolio of properties. Fortunately, it was mandatory to travel for my job, so re-visited many tourist destinations with Mexico, and parked myself in Playa del Carmen for 4 months developing the region. When my term was up in Playa, I decided that I need to explore the world on a personal level, so I quit my job and traveled the world for 1 year - China, Japan, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand... Upon completing my travels, I stopped off in Playa del Carmen to visit some friends and a former client of mine asked me to start up a luxury villa rental company with her....how could I say no? I was short of funds from my travels, and after living out of a backpack for a year, I decided that it would be nice to be able to hang my clothes up in a closet! So here I am living in Playa del Carmen, Mexico - with some of the nicest beaches in the world. Working hard, but enjoying the natural beauty!