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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning French, Spanish, Swahili
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2018
  • Digital Marketing
  • A degree in Archeology + a master in Marketing
  • From Cordenons, Pordenone, Italy
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

I studied archaeology, worked in museums and communication agencies, then found myself working for a big fashion company until I decided to quit my job and do something more meaningful.
I am now the founder and CEO of an ethical fashion startup between Milan and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I travel a lot, work a lot, smile a lot :)
I love Star Wars, museums, sneakers and the smell of a new book.
I believe in human beings, in change and in the power of communication.

Interests

  • books
  • architecture
  • design
  • fashion
  • gardening
  • movies
  • traveling
  • rock music
  • archeology
  • food
  • africa
  • thrift shopping
  • star wars
  • art museums
  • ethical fashion
  • afrobeat

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I camped in the savanna among lions, flew over Victoria Falls, got lost in New Delhi and loved every second of it, spent 8 days in the Jordan desert with Bedouin people, lived for 2 months in a small town in Syria before the war, danced with strangers in Cuba, took a sauna in Moscow with a lot of naked Russian women, jumped from a cliff in Oman, road tripped from DC to Boston, floated in the Dead Sea, survived a police attack in a Maasai village in Tanzania… - and, most importantly, I met a lot of amazing people along the way that I can still call friends.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am very clean and tidy, flexible and curious. I love meeting new people and talking about different life experiences, but I’m also happy on my own, so I can be the kind of guest that is there when you feel like talking and will totally get it when you don’t :)
And I have a couch in Milan where I can host you in return!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, United States

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