Chelsea Chavez

Although Chelsea is a native Texan, her heart is in Appalachia. As a child, she traveled with her grandparents every year to visit family across the Cumberland Gap and Blue Ridge regions. She spent these summer trips chasing fireflies, hiking trails, absorbing history, and enjoying the quiet calm of the woods. She is an Appalachian State University student majoring in Communications Studies, and hoping to make it to Boone one day to see her school in person.