Author : Melanie Gapany

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Melanie Gapany currently lives in Miami, FL, where she is founder and Editor in Chief of Miami Alive (www.miamialive.com). A multinational world traveler from a young age, English is actually her fourth language. Melanie studied creative writing at The University of Central Florida, where she also developed an interest in photojournalism. Her work has been published in Orlando Weekly’s Drink Magazine, Urb Magazine, The Miami New Times and Smile for Camera.