Easy-going chick looking for an easy-going guy for fun, easy-going times (I make no apologies for the corn-tastic line). Not to say that I'm not ambitious - because I am - but I just feel like life is too short to sweat the small stuff. 

I enjoy summer over winter (though I'd like to get better at skiing), pirates over ninjas (totally willing to debate this) and the sensation of stepping onto a dryer-fresh bath mat. I dig maps, traveling, and biking around town. I'm a team sport player, occasional yogi, and pretty decent cook. I like card games, trivia and learning. My friends say I'm loyal, dependable, witty, positive and a good listener, and my guy friends recently revealed that they think it's attractive that I know and drink scotch.

I'm originally from Cleveland and I moved to DC in 2005. I still love living here. This town is pretty much my speed - laid-back but with lots of options and opportunities. The world feels like it's at your fingertips and I do my damnedest to take advantage of that.

I feel really lucky to have such an amazing and lovable family. They are incredibly welcoming and generous, and I love being a part of such an inspiring and fun group of people. I pretty much feel the same way about my family of friends. 

I like reading (mostly newspapers, magazines, journals, humor and historical fiction), watching movies, listening to NPR, live music of all types, dancing (really enjoy swing but I'd do the hokey pokey all night as long as I was having fun), karaoke, day drinking, camping and being outdoorsy, and laughing so hard your face hurts and you think you'll pee your pants. 

So, you game?

Enjoying the company of my incredible family of friends and working in a field that I love. As cliched as it is - especially for DC - I work at an international nonprofit as a State Dept contractor. Basically, I get to meet a ton of extremely talented and inspiring people from all over the world, learn about some of the most random stuff and promote peace by promoting cultural understanding and professional collaboration. I do a bunch of other stuff too... Interested parties can inquire within.

baking, parallel parking (you will be amazed at my mad skills), maneuvering through traffic on my bike, embracing awkward moments

Hmmm... Maybe my smile? I've been told that people notice how much I talk with my hands. I'm Italian. What can I say?

family and friends are givens, otherwise I thought a lot about what I absolutely need when I travel and this is what I came up with:
- coffee
- glasses or contact lenses
- maps
- passport
- a good scotch/glass of wine/cold beer
- sunshine

deep thoughts by Jack Handy. Ha! No, I think a lot about how public diplomacy is a major part of foreign policy and how crazy/great it is that I get to be a part of it. I think about my next travel adventure, what to cook for dinner and whether I should bike to work or brave the metro.

usually at a random happy hour with friends, preparing for a trip, or taking it easy and unwinding from the week either at home or at Tryst. If it's the summer time, I'm at jazz in the sculpture garden.

I purport to be a bit of a foodie, when I actually love peanut butter and jelly more than any food in the world. Extra crunchy, any jam but grape, on toast is best. There, it's out, I feel relieved.

you've got a positive approach to life and you want to meet up.