Written by: Abbey Pratt M.S., CCC-SLP

(Bare with me as I write a basic bio about myself)

Hello my fellow travelers and/or speechies!! I am so excited you decided to join me on this journey. I figured you may want to know who is this random chick trying to create a blog… so, here we go! My name is Abbey Pratt, and I am an ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist. I graduated with my bachelor’s and master’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. As of April 2022, I completed my clinical fellowship at a pediatric, non-profit organization located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Recently, I jumped ship and became a traveling speech-language pathologist, which brings us to the present day. Currently, I am in Fremont, California on my first travel assignment! Let’s just say, this should be interesting…

Fun Facts about Me:

• Born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana (Hoooosier)
• Played college and professional softball
• Sports fanatic
• LOVE to travel (hence becoming a travel therapist)
• Have traveled to 29 out of 50 states (so far)
• Love the outdoors (hiking, going to the beach…literally anything in nature makes me happy)
• Enjoy a good workout (throwing some heavy weights around, running a half marathon, hot yoga, or just going for a nice, long walk)
• Best quality: loves to cook/try new new dishes and bake my grandma’s family recipes
• Minored in Deaf and Hard of Hearing, where I learned some ASL and use within my practice
• Would love to pursue getting my Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology in the future

The future of this blog – adventure!

Hopefully, I didn’t bore you to death with the first post being about me. However, I thought it would be nice to get to know me on a personal and professional level. Now, for the fun part… adventure!

Future blog posts include: My clinical fellowship experience, reasons/tips for traveling, and adventures (with pictures) along the way! I am so excited to share this journey with y’all and hope you stick around to see all the cool places and experiences along the way.