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Arrived in Italy - our new adopted home!!!

We arrived a week and half ago! Truth be told, our trip over was not what we had hoped. 

Our friends and family went above and beyond to cheer us on our way amid lots of laughter, tears, and scrambling to finish up giving away and selling almost all of our belongings. YES, we gave away or sold pretty much everything we had (house, cars, furniture, books, dishes, etc.), keeping only some clothes, shoes, jewelry, a few cherished cooking items (cooking knives, and other small gadgets), computers and other electronics, etc.

An hour into our flight, I began feeling nauseous. That wonderful intestinal bug that has been going around in the
States hit me on the plane. If it were not for the attentive care of my husband and a wonderful flight crew on KLM, I don't know how I would have made it. Never want to be in that situation again!

Luckily, I was feeling marginally better upon landing in Amsterdam, and was able to make the last short flight to Genoa (Genova in Italy) without incident.  We grabbed our luggage and headed to our new rented apartment. We changed clothes and went to bed for 15 hours! It took a few days to feel well again. Steve made homemade chicken noodle soup that worked its soothing magic on my system. Then we were able to start getting out and about, equipping our apartment with necessities and getting more familiar with our neighborhood.

Next steps, working on our Permesso di Soggiorno which I'll describe in my next blog post!

Ciao for now!

Lori





Comments

  1. Cindy DownesJanuary 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM

    I'm so glad you arrived safe. I'm looking forward to "seeing" all your new adventures!

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  2. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzJanuary 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM

    I'm delighted with your blog post...wish the trip to Genoa had been as smooth! Great picture of you two. Hurray for new beginnings!

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  3. JudyJanuary 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM

    Lori, I look forward to following your blog, and hearing about all of the adventures that you and Steve have in italy!

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