Mendocino County in Northern California - a true Californian here. We still argue about Southern California 😜

San Francisco and Oakland - where I raised my kids and worked since the early 1980’s

Being creative - dabbling in mosaics, collage, sculpture, and hand-built ceramics, travel sketching

Campari Spritz- not Aperol

Kundalini yoga, walking, meditation, and journaling

Renovating houses - I might be done now after doing 3 in Italy and 3 in the States. I’m tired 🫠

Gardening, hiking, exploring new places

Food! I like almost any culture’s food and the best part is trying something new and loving it

Italy 🇮🇹 sempre. I moved in 2017 to Guardia Sanframondi, a small mountain village in the Campania region

This: “Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward” - Drew Houston

I used to drive this ridiculous-looking bright, green car here in Italy (that’s it above). Recently, I sold it since I’m traveling more outside of Italy

Sadly, my fur babies, Sweetie Pie and Mack, have passed away since we moved to Italy. Sweetie was 15 years old and Mack passed at 14. They were amazing dogs who made my life in Italy so much better. The best Pitbull Breed Ambassadors

I didn’t speak Italian before my move. But now I am proud to be able to communicate with almost anyone. Always learning

Being near the sea makes me happy and for most of my life, I lived near the Pacific Ocean. So why do I live in a mountain village?! Boh?

Reading is a must, but I’m hooked on podcasts and YouTube too

My two sons are both coaches and I have 3 gorgeous grandchildren. The hardest part of living in Italy is missing them all

“I had to make you uncomfortable, otherwise you never would have moved.” - Universe