Top stories published by Parmesan Cheeseheads in July of 2016

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Jul 17, 2016

Volare…Flying to Italy

Today is the day! The long awaited day. It is now Monday, July 11, 2016. We woke up with a sense of anticipation. One last breakfast at our friends’ Eve and Ken’s house, then packing up our remaining belongings into our suitcases.

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Jul 3, 2016

Lasting Memories

It is a strange feeling to say, “this is the last time we’ll do…or see this…” During the last several months, we’ve enjoyed seeing people and places we may not get the chance to see in quite some time. We will cherish the memories and look back fondly on these events during the last several months…

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Jul 21, 2016

A Passeggiata Through Parma

Passeggiata is the term Italians use for strolling along the streets, taking in the sights. During our first…

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Jul 21, 2016

Benvenuti a Parma!

Our first morning in Parma, Italy, on July 13, 2016, was full of anticipation. After we ate breakfast in our Airbnb apartment, Valentina, our host, stopped by to say she was lining up some potential apartments for us to see in the next few days. She also extended an invitation to us to come to…

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Jul 2, 2016

Time to Retire

For the last four to five years, I had been telling my work colleagues that I would be retiring and moving to Italy. I almost did it in 2015, but then I undertook a challenging work assignment and decided to stay another year to see it through. I’m a planner, so I started to get into “serious planning…

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Jul 2, 2016

Loading up the Crate

As previously mentioned, we decided the most efficient way to move our belongings to Italy was to rent a 200-cubic foot crate. This crate would be put into a shipping container, trucked to South Carolina and loaded onto a ship where it would sail to an English-speaking European Union…

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Jul 4, 2016

Summertime Traditions

Over the years, you tend to build traditions. This keeps the memories alive by reliving the experiences with family and friends year after year. Two of our traditions were to go to the American Players Theater each summer, as well as attend a number of outdoor music festivals.

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Jul 3, 2016

Good-Bye, House

So much has happened since we sold the house in April 2016. Our new owners were generous to let us stay here until the end of June, rent-free. This gave us time to sell the rest of the furniture, pack up the items that went into the crate and to pack up the remaining items we were taking with us in…

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Jul 6, 2016

Farewell, Car

We just accomplished our last major milestone before heading off to live in Italy. Up to this point, we had sold or given away all of our furniture and most of the possessions we owned. This included Larry’s prized “Il Corvo Pedicab.” Our only remaining possession was our car.

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Jul 2, 2016

Selling the House

One of the biggest decisions we had to make was whether we should sell our house or rent it out. We had lived in our house for almost 28 years. We no longer had a mortgage. We liked to garden and had small, but well landscaped, front and back yards. In fact, people were wondering why we were…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Parmesan Cheeseheads in July of 2016. You can also dive into daily archives for July of 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Our journey from Madison, Wisconsin to Parma, Italy. This is our adventure as dual citizens (USA and Italy), living for the first time as “Italians.” To start, all we had were four suitcases and a 200-cubic foot crate of clothes, kitchenware, some books and our bicycles.

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