An American who now lives in Umbria, Italy, Sharri writes about business, food, wine, travel and cross cultural issues. She lived with her Italian husband in Namibia for four years and together they write the Italian version of the magazine Travel News Namibia (Venture Publishing, Windhoek). Sharri writes about Namibia for Travel News Namibia in English, Flamingo (Air Namibia, Venture Publishing) and a variety of other publications. Her books are CultureSmart! Namibia (Kuperard, London, 2008) and Top Ten Guide to Rome (Internationalist, Boston, 2001).