Valentina is a freelance journalist and writer. She is a Senior Contributor at Shondaland.com and has written for the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Esquire UK, Variety, Harper’s Bazaar, and many more. She covers the entertainment industry but also writes personal essays, travel pieces, cultural and human interest stories and adventurous tales for publications like the Los Angeles Times, AFAR, Travel+Leisure and Longreads. Her latest project is helping soccer fans with 2026 World Cup travel advice and news.

She has a Master's in Creative Nonfiction and is (forever) working on her first memoir. Subscribe to her Substack, small thoughts, Big Opinions, to read more of her writing.