A Gift to Myself

Happy Birthday to Me. Starting a new decade... the big 70!

This year’s substack is dedicated to celebrating my 40th year in Italy and my 70th on this crazy place called Earth. I feel so blessed to be living my life in Italy.

I come from an international backround on my mom’s side. Her mom was Ukrainian, but born in Tblisi, Georgia. Her family moved to Shanghai where she met my grandfather. His mom was British a…