Good evening, dear reader, Lovely evening, my dear

Well, hello! My name is Ashley, though if you're reading this blog, you probably already know that. I have the good fortune to work in video production and am able to travel around the world both for work, and for pleasure. I've been wanting to create something where I can talk about my adventures, reflect on the things I learned about myself on those adventures - and give those that have gluten allergies a place to look to find places they can rely on to eat for their own travels.

To be honest, I HATE writing. I don't find that I'm very good at it. But after working in video production all day long, the last thing I wanted to do was go and create more videos in my down time. I also wasn't about to go back on social media platforms and post any videos I would create. So it left me with only one option: blog. For me, this is a creative outlet to sort through all the experiences that I'm having, and hopefully provide family members a way to keep posted on my adventures while I'm away.

For the time being, I will be living in Italy getting my dual citizenship. Everyone has been describing this as my "Eat, Pray, Love" time. Well, I don't pray, so I'm going to say this is my "Eat, Explore, Love" time. On a weekly basis, I want to write about my experiences getting to eat the greatest gluten free cuisine I can find reflecting on the culture I'm in, getting to show all the different places I've gotten to explore, and write about how these adventures are impacting me and helping me realize who I am.

In these blog posts, the writing is bound to be clunky, filled with grammatical and spelling errors. So apologies in advance! But I hope this is a fun experience for everyone involved and there's something for everyone here! If there's any places you feel I should go visit, or anything else you would like to see here, please feel free to email at hieatexplorelove@gmail.com.

Here's to an amazing adventure!