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Expat Life

As a Canadian expat living in Florence Italy for more than 20 years, I can provide a unique viewpoint on the experience!

December 31, 2023

How sewing saved my sabbatical

moving to italy

April 30, 2022

Moving to Italy: a course to make your dream come true

June 19, 2021

Life in Florence: activewear, health & the post-pandemic wardrobe changeover

alexandra korey

May 18, 2021

Living and Traveling with Ulcerative Colitis in Italy: my Personal Story

Laura morelli

July 21, 2020

Writing historical fiction: a conversation with Laura Morelli

Florence ponte vecchio

June 30, 2020

Long Term Stay in Florence: how to find everything you need

March 15, 2020

Coronavirus Lockdown Food Shopping Tips

December 2, 2019

A Local, Italian Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide

January 30, 2019

What I’m Doing This Year to Learn About Wine

November 8, 2018

Living in Italy: How I Stay Healthy

April 20, 2017

Refugees in Tuscany: New Book Questions Preconceptions

March 10, 2017

8 things that may surprise you about Italians

January 19, 2017

The Cost of Living in Italy: my Annual Budget

October 16, 2016

Why I Started Drinking Wine at Age 40

July 15, 2015

My neighbours’ secrets

May 27, 2015

The expat community in Florence, Italy

April 22, 2015

11 green vegetables I never ate before moving to Italy

March 23, 2015

4 totally unromantic things you need to know before buying property in Italy

February 20, 2015

The alphabet of impossible Italian translations

February 5, 2015

The Italians by John Hooper, book review

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