Teresa Cutler-Broyles, MA, PDCERT
I fell in love with Rome and the rest of Italy when I first stepped on its soil in the Jubilee year of 2000. Now I spend six - nine months of each year here in the lovely Umbria region. Recently we have become official residents with the purchase of an apartment and new TLC-Travels headquarters in Perugia. Since 2008 I have been leading writing workshops and unique journeys in Italy, introducing people to its incredible history, its art and architecture, and its culture and people. Early on, I discovered that my clients were a wonderful collection of many different backgrounds and goals, and all of them were on a journey of self-discovery. Between 2008 - 2013, I ran tours of various kinds in Italy, and since 2014 I've been organizing five-week and semester-long study abroad classes in Perugia, Italy, for college students from the University of New Mexico where I also am a professor of film and culture. For all of my clients and students, and for all of you, I offer three different and equally fabulous trips to Italy: 
Travel / Literature / Culture Writing Italian Food Hero's Journey In the works: Italian Gardens Italian Film Semester Experience |
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I am a professional writer, historical researcher, architectural historian, cultural theorist and college professor, and consider Italy a second home. My path to this amazing life has been winding and strange and wonderful, with careers from horse wrangler to printing press operator to university faculty member to author. I have a Master's degree in Foreign Languages & Literatures and Cultural Studies, and a Master's Level Certification in architectural historical preservation from the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico (UNM). I am a faculty member at UNM in the Film & Digital Media Arts Department, and have also taught for English, American Studies, and Architecture. My focus is on film and cultural analysis. During the summers I teach Italian food history, Italian film, and creative non-fiction at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, as a visiting professor. I've written novels, travel articles, short fiction, and literary essays. A number of my academic and cultural theory essays have been published in a wide range of subjects, from Star Trek to Rocky Horror to The Shining, from Belly Dance to Afghan children in film, to vampires in TV crime procedurals, and more. I have hosted several writing workshops stateside in the past, and since 2008 I have focused on TLC-Travels and other group tours in Italy. See here for more info on writing credits and past tours and seminars. |
