I am, by nature, adaptable. I am capable of tapping into my reserves of grace to accommodate a range of situations that one may not always perceive as ideal.

What I mean to say is that I can be remarkably generous when it comes to accepting circumstances as well as people, what and who they are, without always imagining ways of modifying them. I claim this as a strength, because it allows me to access many scenarios without necessarily wanting to alter them. I am able to derive value from what exists without my intervention, and I don't feel entitled to the extent that I expect situations or people to cater specifically to me.

I embraced the Südtirolean kitchen long before I moved here. I delight in its diversity; how it is informed by its relationship with Italy, as well as its Austrian and Bavarian inheritances. It's an inclusive kitchen. It's not fussy, like the French, and has its own versions of pasta and ravioli or breads.