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name: Corinna Cooke
about: Hi! I’m Corinna. I am an International Makeup Artist, Travel Blogger, former Magazine Beauty Director, and very proudly, a Best Selling Author. I write books about my greatest passion in life, traveling in Italy. Every day that I’m not in Italy I am daydreaming about being there.When I was growing up I wanted to be an archaeologist. I dreamed about digs in exotic locales around the world, discovering ancient ruins and celebrating lost cultures. That bubble burst when I realized I didn’t like getting dirty. So I became a Makeup Artist instead, traveling the world, studying history and art and learning languages along the way.Like the masses before me I completely fell in love with Italy.I love the culture, the history, the art, architecture Hi! I’m Corinna. I am an International Makeup Artist, Travel Blogger, former Magazine Beauty Director, and very proudly, a Best Selling Author. I write books about my greatest passion in life, traveling in Italy. Every day that I’m not in Italy I am daydreaming about being there.When I was growing up I wanted to be an archaeologist. I dreamed about digs in exotic locales around the world, discovering ancient ruins and celebrating lost cultures. That bubble burst when I realized I didn’t like getting dirty. So I became a Makeup Artist instead, traveling the world, studying history and art and learning languages along the way.Like the masses before me I completely fell in love with Italy.I love the culture, the history, the art, architecture and music, the food the wine and above all, the people. Unlike most countries, with Italy the more new places you stumble upon the more you realize you’ve barely skimmed the tip of the iceberg. So I still have a lifetime of discovery ahead of me!I spend as much time as possible in Italy each year. As well as my personal travel, every summer I take small groups of women on boutique, private Glam Italia tours . I grew up in New Zealand and have lived around the globe on continents and islands and in some of the most exciting cities in the world. At this time I live in the wild beauty that is Arizona, where every sunset seems more spectacular than the one before and 9 months of the year the weather is perfect. (The other 3 months are a little toasty) "Open my heart and you will seeGraved inside of it, “Italy” – Robert Browning ...more