I moved to Italy without ever visiting. Here's how I chose a home city — and why I don't regret my unconventional approach.
As I stepped off a train in Florence into heat so brutal it felt like the city was actively trying to kill me, I wondered if I'd made the right decision. This was my first time in Italy, yet I'd already committed to leaving the US and calling it home. I'd dreamed of living in Europe ever since my semester abroad in college, but here I was — overstimulated, sweating, and on my way to move into an apartment I'd only seen through WhatsApp video calls. Conventional wisdom says you should visit a
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