Get to know your guide

My passion was and still is wandering through the narrow cobblestone streets of Florence. 

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When I first arrived in Florence I thrived on my own independence. All I wanted to do was get lost. It was the only way I got to know the city. When I got lost, I found myself exactly where I needed to be; in the present moment. I always found the right street at the right time. Turns out I was never really lost. I always found my way to a big piazza or saw the Duomo peek out from around the corner behind a palazzo. In 2002, I found myself exploring a city where I didn’t speak the language, listening to the church bells, dodging cyclists and tourists. Physically and mentally, I wanted to get lost in this beautiful new life in my new city.

 

I left my map at home on purpose so I had to find my way back home.. 

 

Getting lost was the life lesson that Italy taught me. It’s always worth it to keep searching because you never know what’s around the next corner. Looking back, those study abroad days in 2002 were foreshadowing how I would spend the rest of my life.

 

I’m embarking on a new adventure pairing travel and presence.

 

My intention is to awaken people to step out of their own culture and travel into unique experiences in Italy. 

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I’m continuing to take the road less traveled because that is where I feel most myself.  My free-spirited self. No rules. Just me, myself, and I. That’s where life is the most beautiful. When I listen to my gut, not my head.

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How does traveling make you feel?