I'm a software engineer by day and a focaccia amateur chef by night. It all started in Boston where I studied Computer Science, Cognitive Brain Sciences, and Music at Tufts University. The first 6.5 years after college, I worked at Spotify building out personalization features like new playlists, end of year Wrapped, "Smart Shuffle", new Audiobook datasets, and music recommendations on the Home page.
I wanted a break from screens, so I followed my heart to Italy to work on an organic vegetable farm, teach English to high schoolers in Turin, and cook with a pasta chef in Florence. If you want to read about some of my adventures, check out my substack here!
Now I am currently figuring out my next adventure... stay tuned!
In my free time, I love cooking Italian food, hiking through foliage-filled mountains, singing harmonies with my friends, cross-stitching and knitting, learning Italian and Korean, and reading fantasy novels that transport me to another world.
In college, I sang in an a cappella group and a jazz improv combo so you can often find me singing to myself. I grew up playing classical piano, and learned to fall in love with Debussy, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, and Astor Piazzolla.
My name directly translates to "white baby goat" in Italian. If you google my full name and click on 'Images', you will notice me surrounded by white goats. I kid you not (pun intended)!
Here's a playlist of songs I can't stop listening to!