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Moving to Italy Interview, Life During Lockdowns
Living in Italy

Moving to Italy Interview, Life During Lockdowns

ByBrandy Shearer January 27, 2021April 8, 2023

Obtaining Italian Citizenship, saving for and planning a move to Italy in 2020. How COVID lockdowns lead to an unexpected home renovation in the Italian Alps.

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Moving to Italy | 6 Months, 2 Lockdowns & 20 Pounds
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Moving to Italy | 6 Months, 2 Lockdowns & 20 Pounds

ByBrandy Shearer November 4, 2020December 23, 2022

After deciding where to live in Italy COVID locked us down again. What life is like six months after moving to Italy including Healthcare & Home Renovation.

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Italian American Heritage Honoree
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Italian American Heritage Honoree

ByBrandy Shearer October 12, 2020February 2, 2023

Dr. Anthony Fauci is being honored for Italian American Heritage Month this October. When & Who started Italian American Heritage month + virtual celebration ideas. Pre-COVID-19 I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I could have told you who Dr. Fauci was. Post-COVID-19 Dr. Fauci is a household name. This is precisely why I love seeing…

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Stories of Moving to Italy | Emer on Recovering from COVID & Life in Bergamo
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Stories of Moving to Italy | Emer on Recovering from COVID & Life in Bergamo

ByBrandy Shearer October 8, 2020December 23, 2022

Recovering from COVID | Bergamo | Pros & Cons of life in Italy + Moving to Italy Tips. An expat series about the beautiful complexity of moving to Italy.

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Moving to Italy | Month 4
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Moving to Italy | Month 4

ByBrandy Shearer September 3, 2020December 23, 2022

Italians escape August heat by the sea. We avoided COVID & summer crowds in wine country. + New car drama, 1st Ferragosto, 7th-anniversary & new friends.

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1st Italian Hospital Visit & COVID
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1st Italian Hospital Visit & COVID

ByBrandy Shearer July 8, 2020December 1, 2022

Our 2nd month in Italy included a hospital visit during COVID, an X-ray, Italian language wins, and an expat story about living in Italy and pee cups.

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    • Are Italians Rude?
    • Bathrooms in Italy
    • Bidets
    • Coperto
    • Eating in Italy Tips
    • Driving in Italy
    • Tipping in Italy
    • Water in Italy
  • Italian Food
    • Italian Meal Courses
      • Bardonecchia
    • Pizza in Italy
    • Sicilian Food
    • Venice Food
    • Wine
  • Pictures of Italy
  • Italy Destinations
    • Cinque Terre
    • Florence
    • Italian Alps
    • Italian Countryside
    • Italian Riviera
    • Lake Orta
    • Liguria
    • Northern Lakes
    • Pitigliano
    • Portofino
    • Puglia
    • Rome
    • Sardinia
    • Sicily
    • Assisi
    • Umbria
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      • Church Bells in Italy
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