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“No family ties. Just a feeling that had no parallel anywhere else she’d lived.”

Meet Georgette Jupe — Managing Editor of Vivace Media, writer, podcaster, mother, and 18-year resident of Florence, Italy 🇮🇹

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And tell us in the comments: where are you on your Italy journey? 👇Can you relate to her story? Tell us!

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“No family ties. Just a feeling that had no parallel anywhere else she’d lived.”

Meet Georgette Jupe — Managing Editor of Vivace Media, writer, podcaster, mother and 18-year resident of Florence, Italy 🇮🇹

Swipe for her full story — in her own words. → 💛

And tell us in the comments: where are you on your Italy journey? 👇

Follow Georgette at Georgette Jupe ♥️

This is Her Story.

Italy is not one story 🇮🇹✨

It’s thousands of experiences, memories, friendships, reinventions, and reasons to stay.

This is Sarah and this is HER STORY ✨🇮🇹♥️

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One thing that becomes clear after years of helping people plan their move to Italy is that almost everyone worries they're either moving too quickly or waiting too long.

The truth? There's rarely a perfect timeline.

The right timing is the one that allows you to make thoughtful decisions, ask the questions that matter to you, and move forward with confidence.

If retirement in Italy is part of your future plans, where would you say you are right now: dreaming, researching, planning, or preparing?

And for those who have already made the move, what advice would you give someone in the stage you're now looking back on?

If this resonated with you, Samantha expands on these ideas in the most recent episode of A New Life in Italy podcast. You can listen here: www.sentiremedia.com/show/anewlifeinitaly/retiring-to-italy-in-2026-heres-what-i-would-do-before-selling-everything/