When Your Heart Finds Its Home

Description

The pandemic hindered but didn’t deter this couple from fulfilling their dream. This book is the encapsulation of that dream and a guide for those searching for something more. Whatever you may feel is missing in your life, a bit of soul searching—and travel—may help you find it. This was their experience, and they knew it the moment they left Italy after their first trip to the “Old Country.” They made a commitment then to return, not as visitors, but as Italian citizens.This travel memoir can stand alone, but is the continuation of Our Italian Journey, which concluded with Gary and Ilene’s return to Arizona after a year of traveling through Italy searching for their “perfect Italian town.” Did they find it?Home is wherever we feel settled and at peace, and if we’re lucky, home can bring forth a new life, full of possibilities. These possibilities came to fruition for Gary and Ilene in their perfect Italian town. A home is a feeling – not a place. They invite you to join them on the final chapter of this quest.

About Ilene Modica

Ilene and Gary are award-winning bloggers and authors of two books. Just released is their second book, “When Your Heart Finds Its Home,” which is a continuation of their first – but… it is also a stand-alone memoir. Finding their “perfect Italian town” became a reality and now they are living La dolce vita in Italy.The first book, “Our Italian Journey,” was written while living in Italy for one year in 2019. Writing as they traveled through various towns they stayed and explored, they share their trials and tribulations, as well as the laughter in this lighthearted book. They describe artful depictions of Italy’s seducing charm, their experiences in daily life, Italy’s cultural differences, and the well-known Italian zest for living. Live vicariously through them in their spiritual experiences throughout this beautiful country they can now call home.It took them three years to become Italian citizens through the Jurs Sanguinis and Jurs Matrimonii application through the Los Angeles, California Consulate. They would describe this process as a rollercoaster ride and currently help others with their applications, questions, and travel advice. Obtaining Italian citizenship became personal for Gary in wanting to bring his name back home to Italy. Currently, they are living in Lucca, Italy.