Lebawit Lily Girma

Born in Ethiopia, Lebawit Lily Girma was nine months old when her parents moved to the West African country of C�te d'Ivoire. She has loved travel ever since: exploring cultures and learning languages on various continents, including Europe and the Americas. After practicing law in the U.S., Lily took a leap of faith to pursue her passions: travel, writing, and photography. After a three-week visit to Belize in 2010, she was determined to return. A year later, Lily was commissioned as an in...See more

Born in Ethiopia, Lebawit Lily Girma was nine months old when her parents moved to the West African country of C�te d'Ivoire. She has loved travel ever since: exploring cultures and learning languages on various continents, including Europe and the Americas. After practicing law in the U.S., Lily took a leap of faith to pursue her passions: travel, writing, and photography. After a three-week visit to Belize in 2010, she was determined to return. A year later, Lily was commissioned as an in-house writer and photographer for the Belize Tourism Board for three months. She explored Belize extensively, sharing her adventures through a collection of online articles, blogs, and photo essays. Belize's diverse cultures and people struck a chord and she returned to Belize for long-term stays while researching freelance articles on the country. In addition to this title, Lily is the author of Moon Belize Cayes and Moon Dominican Republic , and her writing and photography have been published by CNN Travel, BBC Travel, Delta Sky, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, MorningCalm, Every Day with Rachael Ray, The Travel Channel , and AFAR , among others. She was also a major contributing writer and senior editor for the 2016-2017 edition of Destination Belize Magazine , Belize's main tourism publication. See less