Maggie Kuhn Jacobus, Freelance Writer
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Maggie Kuhn Jacobus is an American freelance writer currently based in Costa Rica. She holds both a master's and bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Chicago. She has worked as a reporter, correspondent and/or freelancer for newspaper, magazine, television, radio and internet outlets over the past 20 years in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Milwaukee, Wis., and Madison, Wis., among others.

Jacobus is the co-author of the award-winning book, "Kirtan: Chanting as a Spiritual Path"; a contributing writer to the travel guidebook,"Pauline Frommer's Guide to Costa Rica"; the creator, director, producer and writer of the premier environmental education web show, Super Natural Adventures; and the current editor of Lincoln Magazine.

Jacobus has been a contributing news reporter for The New York Times and is also an ongoing newspaper and magazine features writer. In the features realm, her area of expertise is holistic health and wellness and travel writing, and she has published more than 75 articles in recent years in publications such as Yoga Magazine, Ode magazine, LA Yoga, The Exchange and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gypsy Journalist is the popular blog about her Costa Rican living adventure. Jacobus is a frequently requested guest blogger on travel, outdoor lifestyles, parenting and spirituality web sites.
Jacobus' in-depth knowledge in the holistic health and wellness arena comes from extensive research and interviews with leaders in the field, along with hands-on experience as co-founder of the Center for Complementary Medicine in Milwaukee, Wis. and as a certified holistic lifestyle coach. In addition, she has undertaken study in the fields of cosmology/quantum physics, the science of sound, breathwork and energy healing.

Jacobus' travel expertise is derived from years of living and traveling abroad. Two years were spent living in Japan in the early 1990's. In the fall of 2005, Jacobus relocated her family from the posh 'burbs of Milwaukee to the rustic jungles of Costa Rica.

Maggie Jacobus can be contacted at mjacobus@execpc.com