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Real Expats Living in Italy
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Do you dream of Italy after that last holiday? Are you thinking about making the move to Italy? Wondering if it's all sunshine, wine, and pizza? From the moment you step foot in Italy, you'll be captivated by its rich history, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant culture. But beneath the surface, there are challenges and realities that may surprise you.
I'm Michelle, an expat living in Italy, and I wish to provide an unfiltered look at what it's really like to live, work, and thrive in this beautiful country.
This isn't your typical travel channel or glossy brochure. It's a no-holds-barred exploration of the highs and lows of expat life in Italy. Together, we'll uncover the unvarnished truth, helping you make an informed decision about your own Italian adventure
If you'd like to support my channel, you can offer me a coffee here: buymeacoffee.com/realexpatsinitaly
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
I'm Michelle, an expat living in Italy, and I wish to provide an unfiltered look at what it's really like to live, work, and thrive in this beautiful country.
This isn't your typical travel channel or glossy brochure. It's a no-holds-barred exploration of the highs and lows of expat life in Italy. Together, we'll uncover the unvarnished truth, helping you make an informed decision about your own Italian adventure
If you'd like to support my channel, you can offer me a coffee here: buymeacoffee.com/realexpatsinitaly
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Anna made a Life-changing Discovery whilst Living in Florence.
Come with me to meet Anna, a writer, silver and gold-smith living in the center of Fʟᴏʀᴇɴᴄᴇ
After living in many countries and various regions of 🇮🇹 Italy, she has now settled in Florence, where she says she can 'thrive'. What is so special about 🩷 Florence ♣︎? What has she discovered that has changed her (and others' ) life? What did she write about in her last book that is making it fly off the shelves?!
➡️ Find out by watching this episode of @realexpatslivinginitaly where I meet people from all walks of life, in different towns and cities all over Italy. Real stories, real people and real opinions about Italy.
This video is not sponsored but to thank Anna for her time, here are links to her latest book (extremely interesting!):
➡️ ordering from Italy www.amazon.it/stores/author/B00U186HUI
➡️ ordering from USA and UK (outside of Europe):
www.abebooks.it/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31890141851&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-tile4&searchurl=ds%3D10%26kn%3DThe%2Bdivine%2Bartemisia%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17
Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification. 🔔 button so you don't miss any new videos.
And if you'd like to help sustain my channel, feel free to check out my "Buy me a Coffee" ☕️ page:
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#Florence #lifestylevlog #italy
After living in many countries and various regions of 🇮🇹 Italy, she has now settled in Florence, where she says she can 'thrive'. What is so special about 🩷 Florence ♣︎? What has she discovered that has changed her (and others' ) life? What did she write about in her last book that is making it fly off the shelves?!
➡️ Find out by watching this episode of @realexpatslivinginitaly where I meet people from all walks of life, in different towns and cities all over Italy. Real stories, real people and real opinions about Italy.
This video is not sponsored but to thank Anna for her time, here are links to her latest book (extremely interesting!):
➡️ ordering from Italy www.amazon.it/stores/author/B00U186HUI
➡️ ordering from USA and UK (outside of Europe):
www.abebooks.it/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31890141851&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-tile4&searchurl=ds%3D10%26kn%3DThe%2Bdivine%2Bartemisia%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17
Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification. 🔔 button so you don't miss any new videos.
And if you'd like to help sustain my channel, feel free to check out my "Buy me a Coffee" ☕️ page:
➡️ www.buymeacoffee.com/realexpatsinitaly
#Florence #lifestylevlog #italy
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In this video we meet Ruhma who moved to Italy from London with her husband and baby over two decades ago, but only got her Italian citizenship a couple of years ago. She had met her Neapolitan husband at university in London and they decided to make the move after the birth of their daughter. Noticing a void in education, she decided to start her own innovative International School in the rura...
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I love a little lack of order. I wasn't raised in this kind of order I saw in Canada, US, Europe
@@VictoriaWhitbeck thank you for watching
I wanted or live in Italy since visited at twenty two years old. The reality, I didn’t have a way to make a living there. Now that I am close to retirement, I am ready. I will have a good passive income by Italian standards and my Italian improves daily. I’m about a b1. I am very surprised to hear about the people who made those mistakes when moving to Italy. I guess I am mite cautious and thoughtful about the details. Thanks for a great video.
@RobinSentell Thanks for watching, good luck in fulfilling your dream.
This is a great reality check. And its principles apply to any other country or place someone may be tempted to move to.
Love watching your videos videos I’m considering moving to Italy, and I would be grateful if we could have a chat and you could give me some advice, please
@@Joj-w5i pm me on my easyfrascati instagram account
We retired to central Italy pre brexit.Life is totally different to UK and we are more than happy with our choice.What is happening to the UK is appalling and i hope that at some point they can sort the mess out.
@timsmith57 glad you are enjoying your life in Italy.
So, what conclusions can we draw? You need three jobs to survive in Italy :-).
@ZeeZeeCat Thanks for watching..let's just say that, yes, that sometimes can be the case!
At first I wondered if this was Hugh Laurie undercover preparing for his next role
@thadtuiol1717 Yes, he looks so much like Hugh Laurie!!! Thanks for watching
I’ve gone through them a few times no desire to live in. Rome is so packed so busy it’s crazy who wants to live in a place like that God bless you that you live there and enjoy your life and you’re giving advice about other places in Italy. I think it’s gonna be very beautiful as well because it’s more calmer and beautiful.
I’ve gone through them a few times no desire to live in. Rome is so packed so busy it’s crazy who wants to live in a place like that God bless you that you live there and enjoy your life and you’re giving advice about other places in Italy. I think it’s gonna be very beautiful as well because it’s more calmer and beautiful.
Also it maters where in italy you are living literally Rome Puglia Italy big difference NO??
Big difference. I also have a home in Gaeta with 30.000 people, but it's not for me fulltime. I need the city.
Canadian here. After four years here he’s spot on 😊
@@stevehaire6181 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
Religion is the root of so many of the worlds problems! Anna, you are fascinating. I believe my Nonna was an herbalist with remedies handed down. I wish I had known then, what I know now. I would have asked her more.
@epflrz1625 thanks for watching!
Damian Q for you! I love Umbria, so do you recomend Spoleto? I wanto move to Italy and thank you for this honest Info.
@karenorozco8917 Spoleto is lovely, but how about renting there for a while before deciding? Only you can decide where the right place is for you.Thanks for watching.
I like this swiss hansome guy!
Please know that this interview was the most powerful, honest and courageous one I’ve heard in a long time. Woman listen up!!! ❤
@@charismao5515 thank you, so kind
I started watching this video, as an Italian, because I'm always looking for different topics to improve my English. At first, I kept watching it because the pronunciation of the two people speaking is wonderful, I love it. Finally, I enjoyed the entire video for its content! Congratulations, a great piece
@MarcoMB70 Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!
Italy is for retirees with soldi soldi soldi. Italy is no place to work or make money. It is a difficult place to immigrate and so much so that those persons arriving by boat head north to France, Germany and England. If you have a pension , come, if not beware .
@Thomas-fu8vp Yes, it can be difficult to make a living.
Would love Ann Lord to write a book on herbal remedies! Love this topic, so thank you for this video. There is another Italian woman well known for her herbal wisdom, Loretta Stella.
@@musicnotes4755 thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I have heard of Loretta!
The Rif-Raf market? The prices are pretty high at the market in my corner of Tuscany. Not exactly Rif-Raf
Thank you so much for this information. I am pondering purchasing a small home outside of the US for rental income and extended vacations, as well as a place to relocate if necessary (I lost a sense of security I took for granted back in 2016 and I worry about the future of my home country).
@@AddColor2Life thank you for watching! Good luck.
Per gli amici inglesi: capite perché vi riteniamo snob? Questa signora è brava solo lei (solo lei ha studiato😂). Odia l'Italia: le donne sono tristi, i cattolici fanno schifo ecc. Ma vive in Italia 😂. E non si accorge minimamente della contraddizione. La cosa veramente triste è che l'hanno educata nelle scuole inglesi a ritenersi superiore. La cosa più brutta che ti possono fare. Ma ha ancora del tempo per accorgersi che sta sbagliando completamente approccio. E magari noi italiani possiamo aiutarla ad essere un po' più umile
what an horreble person you don't deserve Italy
wich hunts was more spread in the north of europe protestant than catholic world,the church of Rome was more fightin eresy than wich craft.Thank God you are supposed to love Italy,what would you've said if you didnt like it
A really honest review.
@@samanthadouglas9546 Thanks for watching!
If you believe in reincarnation then i think it is possible this woman was a witch in a past life, or accused of being one, and so persecuted by the Church. Although I think she is spot on about Artemisia, I also think she has a rather inflated ego and is in a sort of one woman crusade against what she perceives as a threatening male dominated society. In 2024 we are not in danger of a dominant Christian hierachy oppressing us, we are in danger of being overwhelmed by rabid violent extremists who hate western society,and who are manipulated by cynical oligarchs for their benefit. Italy is in my experience a welcoming friendly place and i havn't seen women as sad there.
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I found Anna to be a very positive and honest person, who loves people (including men!!), animals and nature. This is, of course, her experience of Italy; it will never be the same experience for two people.
Sadness of italian women?🤔 It is a weird thing she says, a little offensive. Yes, she's right it is a men's society (not just Italy btw), but women are not sad.
@fulvias.8463 Thanks for watching. Of course not all women, as she says in fact.
yes they are. Patriarchy confused you?
@@patriciasurmon5702 i am an italian woman and I know what I am talking about. I didn't say there is not patriarchy but in my opinion sadness is not the right word, i find it demeaning. Anger, delusion, frustration but also joy, strenght and will are all parts of italian women (like of every woman in the world).
@@realexpatslivinginitaly I got it as the "not-sad" were the exception, and I dont agree.
I read this online about the herb also referred to by Wormwood...something to be cautious of: "Wormwood plants contain the compound thujone, which is toxic at high doses. Grand wormwood contains a larger amount of it than other wormwoods, but not enough to earn its reputation as a plant that drives people to suffer hallucinations and go insane."
Thanks for watching. The compound you mention is in Artemisa Absinthium (as far as I can find out, though I am not an expert of course!)
Wow, very intriguing guest. And, while I admired her blunt candor, I was a little taken back by some things said. I've been researching possibly moving to the Tuscany area from Phx Az & after hearing her recount of what that was like for her, I'm a little frightened. I mean, it's been, as she said, 30 yrs. But, if you do the math, that means the gen z and Millennials, children that were raised by the type of people she speaks about means they may not be too much different than their parents. I've watched many podcasts about expats moving to Tuscany and not once have I heard anything negative. I thought accusing women of witchcraft was done over hundreds of yrs ago?! 😮
This lady has quite an overworking imagination... 😅 She comes to Italy and shoots an entire fictional movie in her mind, based on a bunch of prejudices and stereotypes, 'cause she has this romanticed, dark(ish) idea of the country that she desperately want to feed and confirm. While doing so, she comes off as quite condescending and presumptuos. I've lived in Italy and in A LOT of different countries, and I don't second what she's saying at all.
She impersonates a character (either playing the victim, or behaving like a narcissist), and she sticks to it, 'cause she probably consider that character a "selling point". She "studies" a lot, so she (and only she) "knows"... 🙄
She was in Bagni di Lucca quite a while ago (many years actually). However, small towns in every region can be quite closed sometimes, and I'm sure it would be like that in other countries too. It's important to spend some time in a place before buying or renting a home long term. Remember that podcasts usually are trying to sell 'the Italian dream', as that's what people want to hear. The aim of my channel is to show as many different stories as possible, to give a more realistic view of life in Italy.
@realexpatslivinginitaly Very good to know. I so appreciate that you have nothing to gain by painting a false picture & expectations of what expats may encounter when moving there. It's so difficult to place your trust in anyone, especially in a foreign country. Having people like you who genuinely care about providing an authentic perspective of what we may encounter helps us make better, sound decisions and less likely to be dissolutioned, having major regrets. Thank you!!
He's right, Ireland is like Italy. Just colder. First thing I thought when I landed there It's the religion thing
Lovely to see a fellow Scandinavian. I can easily see how she enjoys her life in Umbria. She is so positive, creative and clever. And what a beautiful place! 🤗
@@JoanMaddie thanks for watching!
my kinda lady! I had similar living in Egypt as a woman alone. I'd love to meet up now that I have moved to Tuscany! Hoping our paths meet <3 Thank you for your wonderful service creating these interviews and videos!
@@anouksophia7399 thanks for watching and your kind comments
I went to Amazon and got her book, Welcome to The Tuscan Dream :D
@@PsiologaLilyValentina great!!! Thanks for watching.
@@realexpatslivinginitaly I love your channel!
@@PsiologaLilyValentina so kind
What a fascinating person.
She certainly is. Thanks for watching
what a wonderful love story, she is certainly an inspiration for putting her life before money. Same reason I moved to Italy for.
@marinapeluffo thank you and thanks for watching
Where is this hostel?!
@@goodphone156 near Termini. Please see the link in the description!
You are right when you say ,that the Italian people don't know how precious are the place where they live in Italy!
Good choice!
Thanks for watching. Soriano is a really sweet town
Hearing Damian describe the reality of his life in the earlier days is exactly the reality of living there. Naps in Roma! What a joke. Romans work really hard, in a city that can be exhausting.
Can you add a link to her home listing
@@MariaBurril I shall ask her again, although you can contact her directly through her olive oil website
Take 6 to 12 months initially to explore where you want to live & rent, and to see if you will actually fit in and like living in Italy before FINALLY deciding if Italy is for you.
Totally agree. Thank you for watching and for your comment
I really enjoyed your visit and conversation with Hazel. I love hearing how people enjoy living in Italy. It takes me on a vacation without leaving my home. But one day soon I hope to travel to Italy and get to see all the fantastic things you have mentioned. All the best.
@@roxanneloyst3733 Thank you for watching and for your kind comment
People like Maggie tend to forget that Italy is a small crowded country and there are not many work opportunities available. The old timers hang on to their jobs as long as possible. There is very high unemployment among young Italians. Many try to leave each year for work over seas. Competition is fierce for good paying jobs. La dolce vita is not always dolce
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Thank you
I did the same thing. I live in Abruzzo with my Abruzzese husband now rehabbing the family farm that got neglected after my father-in-law died. Could not be happier. Oh and my new last name is Meyer-Cocchino, 😂😂😂
I like all these stories of people who live now jn Italy!
@@goodphone156 Thank you!
So much so that in Italy the science of nutrition is taught in the gastronomic school !
Cooking is a science and an art at the same time, art creates, science indicates!
@goodphone156 best food in the world IMHO
Good choice to live in Italy!
@goodphone156 thanks for watching
Brit’s in Italy …..ugh
Great interview, she's very vibrant and beautiful lady...
@@alessandrolorenzi6571 thank you for watching