Piacere!!
Nice to meet you!!
I’m Lucia.
I help non-Italians living in or engaging with Italy go from feeling disconnected and culturally isolated to having empowered, positive, and meaningful experiences so that they can cultivate authentic relationships and integrate confidently within the Italian way of life.
I am an American who has lived and worked in Italy for more than 10 years. I am now offering my experience and knowledge to those who seek a map to navigating the cultural landscape of Italy. When I arrived in Italy in 2014, I didn’t speak more than 10 words of Italian. Today I speak fluent Italian like a local, I have long lasting professional and personal relationships with Italians, and I have integrated deeply into the Italian way of life. I look forward to hearing about your dreams and guiding you in your Italian journey.
A true musical maverick, Lucia is an independent artist known for her ‘singular voice embedded with soul and spirit’, ‘an exhilarating’ award-winning songwriter and a world-class fiddler who has enjoyed a long standing career that includes backing up Joan Baez, performing in more than 20 countries and releasing 7 full length albums of original music.
She moved to Italy in 2014 to marry her partner at the time, a vet for the Palio di Siena historic horse race. She has since lived, worked and thrived in Italy for more than 10 years. She holds a BA degree in Cultural Anthropology which has helped her to learn, adapt and integrate into local Italian culture and family life in a way most foreigners never do.