An intrepid full-time traveler for years wishing to relocate out of the US, Cindy discovered she was eligible for an Italian passport through ancestry and moved to the Umbrian countryside to apply in January 2024. In a few short months, she was officially an Italian citizen!

Beautiful, peaceful and bucolic Umbria wasn’t the right fit, so after some trial and error, Cindy landed in Palermo, the capital city of Sicily.

Bold, messy, noisy, irreverent and colorful – Palermo’s energy was exactly what she was looking for.
She’s now living her best life in the historic city center of this charmingly chaotic ancient city. “