Professional travel writer at top magazines and newspapers like The New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler. Co-author of National Geographic's Always Italy. Currently writing a memoir.
Teach both Italian adults and children (1st grade to 12th) for conversation. Ran a summer English camp in Pienza, for 3 to 12 year olds divided into two sections.
Write for different types of publications in diverse topics like travel, design, food, history and other topics to create richly-detailed, factual works while applying excellent time-management skills to produce high-quality writing for multiple projects simultaneously.
Designed and opened two boutique hotels in Tuscany. Came up with overall decor, marketing and design strategies, and concepts from ruins to fully opened properties.
Assigned, edited, and designed stories for the front of the magazine.
Thomas Lowell Award for Always Italy with Frances Mayes published by National Geographic.