Passport Full, Heart Fuller: My Life on the Road

I’ve been obsessed with travel since I was little. I was the kid begging to tag along on my parents’ work trips, totally fine coloring in a hotel lobby as long as I woke up somewhere new. My first big trip was Italy at ten. I’m Italian and Scandinavian, and seeing the places from my grandmother's stories in real life rewired my brain.

At fifteen I did Southeast Asia on my own: night markets in Bangkok, sunrise at Angkor Wat, pagodas in Myanmar, and no clue what anyone was saying. I came home hooked and haven’t missed a year since. I paid for it waiting tables in high school, then with work trades, service trips, and whatever else got me on a plane. College meant semesters in Florence and Barcelona, building classrooms in Cambodia, planting trees in Costa Rica, and internships that took me places tourists don’t usually go.

Then came a gap year and twelve new countries: safaris in Kenya and Tanzania, lemurs in Madagascar, island hopping in the Seychelles, a hot-air balloon over Cappadocia, the Bolivian salt flats, the Amazon Rainforest, and so much more. Once I became a yoga teacher, Southeast Asia called me back. I spent significant time in Bali teaching yoga and deepening my own studies, practicing in open-air shalas surrounded by rice terraces, learning from local teachers, and slowing down in a way that reshaped how I teach and how I live. Indonesia still feels like a second home to me.

What I love most about travel is that it fills every part of me. I love immersing myself in new cultures, offering a helping hand in places that need it, and chasing adventure, whether that’s scuba diving, hiking volcanoes, surfing, or ziplining through the jungle. Most of all, I love simply exploring our beautiful planet and being reminded how big, diverse, and generous it is. Italy will always hold a special place in my heart because of my roots, but I’m equally in love with Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and with the color, music, and warmth of South and Central America. Honestly, there’s no place I don’t enjoy exploring. And I’m nowhere near done.

Where I’ve Been (So Far)

Europe: Italy (including Sardinia, Sicily, Ischia, and more, ), Vatican City, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain (including Mallorca and Ibiza), Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, Germany, Ukraine, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Austria, Croatia Africa & the Indian Ocean: Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Asia: Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore, Turkey, Laos The Americas & Caribbean: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Grand Cayman, Aruba, Brazil, Bolivia