{"id":33426,"date":"2023-07-05T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monicacoscioni.it\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:05:35","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monicacoscioni.it\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About Us&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/monicacoscioni.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_2050-tagl-e1631468129240.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;IMG_2050 tagl&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-160px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-5db89f9f-9953-4509-b176-f2d329e44aa9&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-5db89f9f-9953-4509-b176-f2d329e44aa9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>My name is Monica,<br \/>\nI live and work in Orvieto in Umbria, Italy, where I was born. 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