Recently, Airbnb has been advertising a job that I desperately want: a three-month volunteering stint hosting Airbnb experiences in Grottole, Matera, Italy. Today, on the last day that applications are accepted, I applied. And holy mother of gods, I want this so bad! What’s your story and why are you ready to move to Grottole…
Author: Katrina DelaSelva
Creative, community-centered, adventurer, and process lover extraordinaire, that’s me! This blog used to be about my day job, in technical writing, training, and project management, but the older I get, the less I care about that life. In the last 10 years, my pottery hobby has blossomed into future dreams of making my own pottery school in Spain. Why Spain? You can read about it on my blog of course. And in July 2026, I packed up my North American life and moved myself across the ocean to begin anew in the land of oranges, beaches, sprawling crooked mountains, and paella. This blog is about my adventures and ponderings, past and present. I am inspired by human connection while living and breathing creativity.
I want to ride my bicycle
When I was four years old my brother, who is a couple of years older than me, got a shiny new red two-wheeler bicycle for his birthday. He was the envy of all the neighborhood kids, including me. But he refused to let me try it out, even once. I was just a little kid,…
Tales from an Alien Interpreter 