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As we establish our olive groves in Sabina, Italy, and bring our organic olive oil project to life, we want to share every step of the journey with you.
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“More friends visit, and the Sagras time has started.”
We’re still on the hunt for our permanent home here in Italy, but in the meantime, we’ve just moved into a new apartment—only two blocks away from our last one. This time, we chose a spot a little further from the “center,” and we’re already sleeping better. Believe it or not, the old place was…
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Friends, Visits, and the Italian Bureaucracy!
Parallel Journeys and New Beginnings We first connected with our friends Carlos and Andrea back in 2017 through an expat group online, when we were only beginning to dream of moving to Italy. Our lives have unfolded in remarkably similar ways: they left Argentina for Spain around the same time we moved, then journeyed to…
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A Nice Weekend to Remember
What a weekend we had! It all started on Friday with the wedding of Santiago and Mariel, a young couple from Argentina. They recently relocated here so Santiago could claim his Italian citizenship. The wedding was officiated by the mayor, and the ceremony was made even sweeter when little Vasi, Iva and Antonino’s daughter, ended…
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House Hunting and Driving Around Here
“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a house in Italy, and that’s kind of the same thing.” — Anonymous We are in the process of looking for a house to buy, as well as an uliveto (olive grove). Even when it seems easy since there are many abandoned groves and empty houses, the…
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About Roots, Aromas, and Traffic Signs…
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner Our first few weeks in Italy have been a whirlwind of discovery, nostalgia, and—occasionally—unintentional comedy. Between searching for the perfect olive grove, visiting houses, and retracing Sandra’s ancestral roots, we’ve been navigating the deep connection between past and future, all while learning how…
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First Days in Poggio Moiano!
(scroll down por Español) “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” Tim Cahill After months of planning, selling, packing, and one incredibly stressful journey, we finally arrived in Poggio Moiano, our first home in Italy! 🇮🇹✨ As we’ve shared before, choosing the Sabina region was an easy decision. The area’s rich agricultural…