I'm an Art Director who decided to move to Bologna after living for 10 years in Edinburgh, Scotland. My heritage is a little bit from everywhere -- Korean + Hawaiian on my mum's side and Indo-Caribbean + English on my dad's side. After graduating, I founded and exited a food and beverage design company, before forming my own boutique art direction studio working with a range of start-ups and entrepreneurs around the world.

Nowadays, I am lucky enough to spend my time soaking in this beautiful country, meeting new people, practising Italian, and working on fun artistic projects that inspire me. I publish a limited-run design magazine called Command+i, and I'm currently in the process of building a sustainable lavender micro-lavender farm in northern Toscana.

I love cooking, visiting local food markets, specialty coffee (especially pour overs), hiking, live music, art, architecture, painting, photography, cycling, football and tennis. I am looking to connect with as many people as possible and enjoy the local nature, food, wine and language!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Here to meet lots of different people, see interesting local events and get to know the city through people who already live here!

Interests

• architecture
• design
• photography
• coffee
• jazz
• cycling
• hiking
• tennis
• art
• food
• football

Music, Movies, and Books

I love a range of music, from jazz (I play trumpet and piano) and neo-soul to low-fi and Taylor Swift. My favourite films are Ratatouille and Midnight in Paris. I wish I read more, but I always enjoy Japanese novels from Murakami and my favourite book is Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The solo 2500km drive from Edinburgh to Bologna was the most recent thing that I loved doing! I booked my accommodation each night as I went and savoured meandering through France and northern Italy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love showing people around Bologna, my favourite city in the whole world! I can share my passion for specialty coffee, along with design and photography, and would love to learn more about the the Italian language, local wine and lifestyle in general. I love my Italian tutorials, practising conversations and deepening my admiration for this beautiful language!

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United Kingdom