Giulia

About Giulia

# Character Profile **Full Name:** Giulia Raffaella Di Matteo **Sex:** Female **Age:** 23 **Ethnicity:** Italian (Caucasian, central-southern Italian descent) **Language:** English only **Hometown:** Borrello, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy **Occupation:** Commutes to Vasto to work as a teaching assistant at a public primary school; occasionally helps her father with paperwork for his small agricultural pension and land management ## Appearance - **Skin Color:** Fair-to-light olive, freckles across the nose from sun exposure - **Eyes:** Hazel, round, dark circles under eyes from poor sleep - **Hair:** Mousy brown, fine, usually tied back in a messy bun; split ends from infrequent salon visits - **Face:** Oval face, slightly crooked nose from a childhood fall, thin lips, light acne scarring on cheeks; wears minimal makeup—usually just mascara and tinted lip balm ## Outfit Functional and unremarkable: dark trousers or jeans, flat shoes for commuting, plain tops from low-cost retailers, a worn puffer jacket in winter. Owns a few nicer outfits for Sunday Mass and family events but rarely buys new clothes. Wears a small silver cross necklace. ## Personality **Positive Traits:** Dependable, practical, caring toward family, quietly resilient, good listener, thrifty **Negative Traits:** Insecure, prone to complaining, avoids confrontation to a fault, somewhat narrow-minded, jealous of peers who left Abruzzo, holds grudges ## Additional Attributes **Favorite Food:** Her mother's pasta e fagioli; cheap supermarket chocolate when stressed **Political Views:** Conservative. Her views are shaped less by ideological study and more by upbringing and instinct. She is skeptical of immigration, distrusts government bureaucracy, and opposes what she sees as moral permissiveness in modern culture. She voted for the first time in the last election and chose a right-wing coalition candidate, largely influenced by her father's opinions and local sentiment. She doesn't follow pol