In-Person: CALL YOU WHEN I LAND by Nikki Vargas

Please join us for an in-person event with Nikki Vargas to celebrate the release of Call You When I Land! For this event, Nikki will be joined in conversation by Jennifer Steinhagen of @bookandachai.

Please note: Pre-registration for this event is required. By pre-registering, you are verifying that you are fully vaccinated and will wear a mask throughout the entirety of the event.

A soul-stirring memoir from Colombian immigrant and travel journalist Nikki Vargas, whisking us through the countries that brought her new love, self-discovery, and the inspiration to launch the first international feminist travel magazine, Unearth Women.

At twenty-six years old, life looked a certain way for Nikki Vargas. She'd settled in New York City ready to join the ranks of the Carrie Bradshaws of the world, had landed in a promising advertising career, and was newly engaged to her college sweetheart. But between corporate happy hours and wedding dress fittings, she couldn't shake a deep underlying sense of imposter syndrome, a voice telling her that she was rocketing towards a future that didn't look like her. And so, she bought a plane ticket: first to Cartagena. Then to Panama. Then to Iguaz .

What begins with one freelance travel writing assignment escalates into a whirlwind, globe-spanning journey that would transform Nikki's life. Taking her from the street food stalls of Vietnam to the cascading waterfalls of Argentina, Nikki uncovers shocking truths about her family, comes face to face with a new love interest - or two - and ultimately turns a no-name blog into the internationally celebrated venture of Unearth Women, the first major female-focused travel publication.

Told in transporting detail and candid reflections, Call You When I Land takes the familiar story of a woman going abroad to find herself and turns it on its head, as the act of traveling becomes, for Nikki, an exhilarating career path - and ultimately a tool to champion women's voices across the world.

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Nikki Vargas is a senior editor at Fodor's Travel and is the Founding Editor of Unearth Women. Previously, she was the Travel Editor for The Infatuation, Atlas Obscura, and Culture Trip. Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, VICE, Zagat, Food & Wine, and more. As a public speaker she’s spoken at Women’s Travel Fest, Women in Travel Summit, Latino Travel Fest, Nomadic Network, The New York Times Travel Show, and New York Travel Fest. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, she is now based in New York City. She is also the co-author of a travel guide, Wanderess: The Unearth Women Guide To Traveling Smart, Safe, and Solo published by Clarkson Potter.

As a popular book blogger and content creator, Chicago-based Jennifer Steinhagen is the woman behind @Bookandachai, a Bookstagram reaching 48,000+ book lovers. On @Bookandachai, Jennifer shares exciting book-inspired content from reviews to recommendations.

Accessibility: This event will be at the bookstore, which is a wheelchair accessible space on the ground floor. We have an ADA bathroom, adjustable lighting, and reserved parking in the lot behind the store. Face masks are required. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For ASL Interpretation, reserved seating, or other access requests, please email events@womenandchildrenfirst.com.