Diana Proemm is a 54-year-old ski bum, adaptive sports professional, dual US-German citizen, and lifelong wanderer who has spent three decades saying yes to unlikely opportunities. (dianaproemm.com)

Diana describes leaving Ohio in the mid-1990s, bouncing between ski towns, remote lodges, and outdoor jobs, and building a life through curiosity, persistence, and conversations with strangers. From working in Alaska’s grizzly bear country to hitchhiking through Chile, volunteering on organic farms in New Zealand, and repeatedly selling nearly everything she owns, Diana’s story never really settles down.

Along the way, she became a certified recreation therapist and adaptive sports director, helping people with disabilities access the outdoors while slowly piecin ...