Buona Festa della Repubblica

This past Monday, 2 June, was the 79th anniversary of when Italy, post-World War II in 1946 after the Fascists were defeated, voted to become a republic instead of a monarchy. Similarly, 6 June was the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944, when the Allied forces began the liberation of Western Europe from the fascists. Also on the 6th: I had an interview at the Italian consulate in Miami to apply for my Digital Nomad Visa (Visto per Nomadi Digitali). In the meantime, our government has accelerated it’s move towards fascism in an increasing number of ways.

Although the adventure is not over for me (and really doesn’t have an “over”) this is a huge milestone. These last five-or-so months have been the longest two years of my life. A timeline:

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