Samantha Charlton moved to Rome in 1998, and has spent a large part of the last decade living and working in the Eternal City. In Rome, she has lived in the areas of Ponte Lungo, Piazza Bologna, Trastevere and Prati - she also spent two years living in Spoleto, Umbria. Sam has worked as an English and Italian language tutor, translator, administrator, Italian cooking teacher and writer. She currently lives in the Prati district in Rome, with her partner Tim, where she works as a freelance writer and language teacher.