I’m a journalist, social media producer, English teacher and barista who lives in Tel Aviv. I am a proud near-native Floridian, having grown up in Miami since age 1.

As a reporter, I’ve covered stories across the U.S., including in Louisiana, Michigan, South Dakota and Las Vegas. I’ve also reported in countries like Mexico, Germany, Colombia, Kosovo, Poland, Belgium and Israel.

I speak native-level Spanish and English, fluent Hebrew, advanced French and intermediate German.

My passions include traveling, language learning, Art Deco architecture preservation and photography. I am certified to volunteer on ambulances with Magen David Adom, Israel’s pre-hospital medical organization. I taught radio production to college-level students from the U.S. at the Center for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Berlin.

I’m a past Pulitzer Center grantee and reported on the former FARC guerrilla group in Colombia with the grant funding. Many years ago, I was born in Cali, Colombia.

Please get in touch! Write to me at vzaragovia (@) gmail (dot) com.