I am Michelle, American by birth, Italian by lineage, all of my mom's family still lives in Italy (we are from Modena and most still live there, but others are in Tuscany) and I have been living in the UK since 2020. I am a mom and a nonna, my daughters and grandchildren live in California.

I am an ACTIVE professional woman, maybe not what would be seen as typical for my age in the sense that I'm not ready to 'sit still' and grow old!

I have founded a soon to be launched mentorship and holistic well-being programme for aspiring musicians and performance artists, as the arts are a great love of mine.

I would like to take a role in Italy specifically because it is the home of my family, and as the last time I was there, in Abruzzo and then Tuscany, was in 2020, just before lockdown started. It wasn't quite the experience I had hoped for! I was there to provide language tutoring in a private home from February that year for at least 3 months, but because of what was going on my contract ended early, so I went on to volunteer at an agritourismo in Tuscany, until I returned to the UK to begin working. It would be lovely to provide the services I enjoy doing, while being in the country of my lineage. I am also open to other European countries or the Channel Islands.

For the last year I have been acting as a part time volunteer caregiver for an elderly person, mostly just doing some household tasks, shopping, helping with admin and tech, and cooking.

As for 'granny au pair' as mentioned, I am the mother of 2 adult daughters, nonna to one 9 year old grandson, and a 5 year old granddaughter, and the auntie/zia of 13. I started babysitting at age 12, and have cared for many children of various ages since then.