About Me
EDITOR'S LETTER
THERE and BACK AGAIN
I first came to the Costiera after jumping on a one-way flight from LA to Italy in late August of '22.
Still reeling from the passing of a close friend, the vivid musicality of my host family's rhythmic exchanges was a welcomed backdrop to my healing. A front-row seat to the Tyrrhenian Sea panorama wasn't so terrible either.
So there I was, metabolizing grief just as I walked into my own 90s-era romcom. When the question arose over whether I would want to consider spending half my life here, my answer was a resounding 'yes' and to never look back.
One whirlwind year and a half later, I find myself creating this website from my chammy little Santa Monica bungalow for the sole purpose of chronicling my six months living in Italy.
I've been back and forth to Maiori a few times since that first summer awakening, so I have a good sense of what my day to day will look like. Still, there's wisdom in leaving a little room for the magic, so there's no predicting what awaits along the journey.
Welcome to the space where I share the highlights of ex-pat journey in Amalfi.
THERE and
BACK AGAIN
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about me
How a third culture kid grew up to be a digital nomad, dog devotee, and plant maven.
If you were to ask me where it all began, I'd take you to my hometown, Munich –– specifically, the Cinema Filmtheater on Nymphenburger Straße.
In my early pre-teen years, my mother, an ex-pat who boldly raised her family in Germany, realized my grasp of mainstream American culture was tenuous at best. That wasn't going to work for this fierce NYC native. So, in an era long before the pervasive reach of high-speed internet and social media, the modest single-room Cinema would have to be enough.
Americana Sundays left an indelible mark. Post-college, fueled by a lifelong passion for storytelling, I moved to Los Angeles – the mecca of Hollywood dreams, both dead and alive. My journey there was nothing short of a whirlwind: I shook hands with the right people, worked on a thing or two that made it to air, and was even mentored by some remarkable talents. Yet, amidst these milestones, personal upheavals prompted a profound realization. The day to day life I yearned for diverged sharply from even the most glittering Hollywood ending you could script. It was time to step away, and stepped away I did. Then came Love.
Coupled with an exciting chance to embrace remote work and a vision of a future among nature, I took a leap of faith. With a shiver and a shake, I stepped into the unknown and made the enchanting Italian Costiera my new home. California continues to anchor me in my story, but Amalfi – with its dramatic cliffs, azure waters, and quaint timelessness – beckons me as my newfound haven.
Welcome to my next chapter
MY FARAWAY HIDEAWAY
My home away from home
VISITING LA NONNA IN RAVELLO
Sunday walks through the gardens of Cimbrone
Antipasti
ALL AROUND CREATIVE
professional copywriter
COFFEE FIRST OR ELSE
INDEED LEARNING ITALIAN
BIOPHILIAC
ALWAYS DOWN FOR A BITE
REST IS MY SUPERPOWER
CAPRICORN ☼ SAGITTARIUS ↑ SCORPIO↓
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