Finding the American Dream By Moving to Italy

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thank you for watching our first Chat with an Expat. If you'd like to read more about Ashley and Jason, and see more photos, visit: liveinitalymag.com/2020/10/28/moving-to-italy-meet-ashley-bartner-of-la-tavola-marche/ Please follow us on Instagram and all other social media platforms @LiveinItalyMag and SUBSCRIBE to be notified about future interviews. We greatly value your feedback and support. "Rome wasn't built in a day" and we've only just begun. Thank you!

[@susanmargaretwills6432]

Hi ~ came to Italy 43 years ago and I've forgotten to go back to England! "Buona Vita" to you from l'Isola d'Elba...

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Susan Margaret Wills Wow! So great to know. Stay in touch!! 🇮🇹

[@c.m.7734]

Way to go guys! My husband and I have done the same , but with a vineyard in Canada. Living our dream lives. Surprised to see negative comments here at all, just jealousy. Keep living your best lives.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Yes, exactly! Glad you have followed yours. Thanks for watching! 🇨🇦

[@ritaritner7883]

Great interview! I stayed with Ashley and Jason in 2013 for a weekend....and my time wasn’t long enough. They are incredible hosts, Jason made the cooking classes fun and the Inn is fabulous! I totally recommend it to anyone wanting an Italian experience away from the tourist track from Rome-Florence-Venice. Ashley is just as ebullient in person as she is during this interview! I can’t wait to go back!!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

We loved talking to Ashley and off camera the conversation went on even longer. Totally agree with you and she is wonderful! I hope you can return again and stay longer. Be sure to let us know if you do! ✈️🇮🇹

[@gingerbrianhansen9980]

We are in the beginnings stages of moving to Italy. My husband's great grandfather and grandmother are of Italian descent and I just found out that my mom's birth dad is of Italian descent as well. We are super passionate to get to know our ancestry!! We have started the most important part, learning the language.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Hi Ginger and Brian! Thanks for letting us know and so glad to see you following your dream to move to Italy! We will be discussing Italian Citizenship by Descent in one of our upcoming video interviews. Hope you will enjoy it! Please stay in touch to let us know more about your journey. 🇮🇹😍

[@toniroma141]

Very inspiring interview

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

So glad you were inspired, Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

[@texastomilandiyitaly]

What a great interview! I’ve only been in Italy for 2 years so far, but also loving it!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for watching and sorry for the delayed response. Glad to know that you are enjoying your life in Italy. Stay in touch and let us know how it goes.😍

[@noproblem1528]

Thanks for your kindness..you re welcome in italy❤👍🇮🇹

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Pasquale De Stradis Thanks for watching the interview! 👍🏻

[@noproblem1528]

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[@colleencamp3784]

I’m planning on moving this year from America to Italy, it’s a peaceful life!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

That's great to read Colleen! Stay in touch and let us know how it goes. ✈️🇮🇹

[@MarysUTubeVideos]

Me too! Seriously, I 've been thinking about it and time to take action! 🥰

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Move to Europe just for the healthcare and no guns

[@caregiverinitaly]

@@phoenix-xu9xj That and welfare systems that work. It's too bad "welfare" is seen in such a negative light in the States (and also doesn't work).

[@axeandraxe]

@@phoenix-xu9xj i was in nashville and they shot my house........ im from Genoa.

[@mharrisona5526]

What a fantastic answer to that last question! When I speak to my family about my plans to live in Europe, at least part time, I now have the words to better convey my reasoning. Enjoyable interview! 👍🏻😊

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

So glad that you were inspired! Thank you for watching until the end. Wishing you the best with your plans to live in Europe. Hopefully soon we we can fly!

[@sydneykasmar]

Loved this interview - great story. Also loved the setting. Stone house with beautiful flower boxes.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks so much for watching it. We love Ashley and Jason and can’t wait to have interview 2 in Le Marche! 😍

[@backtosicily586]

Interesting channel to find on KZbin tonight. Looking forward to seeing more of your channel's content!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for finding us and watching. Yes, we've just added the video aspect of the magazine. We'll post another one in February (just once a month for now.) You can read more expat stories and more on our website www.liveinitalymag.com. 👍🏻

[@lzrd8460]

You crack me up when you talk about living in that tiny little town of 2,000. I retired in a real tiny village in Central Greece with a population of 300! I guess it's all relative, isn't it!! :) I so relate to so many of your experiences - like, I tell couriers delivering packages to me to just stop at the cafe and ask where the American lives!

[@mamaahu]

I lived in a town of 250in Northern California and it was such a blessing

[@BellaVita100]

Excellent channel and interview.Your timing is good because there seems to be a surge in interest for all things Italy,especially in the U.S. We bought a home in Italy 4 years ago and I fully agree that it is very important to learn the language and immerse yourself in the culture. If you want to transplant your language and way of life in their country as we see some people do then it may not be the best place for you. Subscribed and thumbs up!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Oh wow! What a great comment and thank you! 🙏🏼I've always been a writer and KZbin is a whole new landscape. Your positive words are encouraging! We'll post our next interview soon and there's more articles on our website www.liveinitalymag.com. Goditi la tua casa in Italia! 🇮🇹

[@solamano7239]

Thank you for a lovely interview!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thank you foe watching!! 😍🇮🇹😍

[@FSSpag]

You’re living my dream

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Filina Spagnolo Yes!! Now you need to turn your dream into reality! 👍🏻 Thanks for watching. 😍

[@chefmitch4731]

Quality of life we don’t have in the US.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Exactly! The idea of "Live in Italy" can be literal or metaphorical in the way that we live, eat, etc. Thanks for watching!

[@recyclespinning9839]

Beautiful success on working together and finding a home , both in geography and home in your heart. I was born in Sicily and came to the USA with my family at 5 years old. Now nearing retirement I wonder about lifestyle and such ,, and thinking about Southern Italy . I just want a warm place, that you can walk and bike more, good food , nature, and people .... I just worry about being accepted and probably considered "American" now. PS, don't worry about the dialect , as long as you know both , Italian and the dialect. So when you travel outside of that area , then you have to be willing to switch to proper Italian. As a young guy in America , I was aware that we spoke Sicilian at home and I did not know Italian , so with other Italians here that could switch I felt very shy ,, lets say..

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for your lovely comments! Hopefully, you can spend more time in Sicily. ✈️🇮🇹

[@piscinediquinto]

Moved to Treviso Italy 16 years ago part owner of a swim centre, Veneto is very different to the south

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

That's great to know and good to know that you made your life there! Thanks for watching! 🇮🇹

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

@@campanianrepublic82 Thanks for clarifying. Yes, we totally recognize that each region has a separate identify. Hopefully, we will have an expat story for all 20!

[@SeaTurtle515]

While Ashley had a lot of interesting things to share, I was disappointed that we didn’t get to see the Inn or the garden.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Yes it would have been great and we were amazed that we had such a good connection with Ashley sitting outside. You can visit their website and Instagram to see more photos and hopefully our next interview will be in person!! Thanks for watching! 👍🏻

[@theholepicture]

Well done.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for watching! Ashley and Jason are an inspiration! 😍

[@Roxy00726]

We are from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 would love to come and visit you💗

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

We hope that you do visit Ashley and Jason! Let us know if you do. ✈️🇮🇹😍

[@Roxy00726]

@@LiveInItalyMagazine willet you know as soon as they open the borders to fly again

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

@@Roxy00726 Yes of course! We've posted an article on our website and will update it as soon as we hear that non-essential travel is allowed. www.liveinitalymag.com

[@m1cajah]

So do they live in a high crime area? Wondering because you never see barred windows here except in areas where there’s a lot of crime.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

No, but they are in a remote location. Although you'd have to ask Ashley and Jason, I believe that bars are more for a safety reason since most historic homes in Italy do not have screens. Thanks for watching the interview!

[@m1cajah]

@@LiveInItalyMagazine Understood. I live in a remote area of the US, so it seemed odd to me.

[@LaTavolaMarche]

​@@m1cajah good question! It is only on 2 windows in the kitchen, the iron is so old we never wanted to take it off, I always just assumed it was for rogue soccer balls!

[@MarysUTubeVideos]

@@LaTavolaMarche lol lovely response!

[@caregiverinitaly]

The bars on the windows on the ground floor (1st floor in the Americas) are quite normal in the "older" buildings. New apartment buildings have dwellings starting on the first floor (2nd floor in the Americas) and the ground floor is "empty".

[@Paul-yd6rr]

Do you have a website?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Paul www.liveinitalymag.com 👍🏻

[@nicolaskottis5245]

I just thought that Italians followed their dream by moving to America. Time changes....

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Yes, times have changed! Many Italian Americans wish to go back, connect to their ancestral roots and contribute. Others are looking for a different style of life. Thanks for watching!👍🏻

[@libregirl]

Exactly they are confused!

[@libregirl]

While I’m glad this couple were successful in creating their new life in Italy, we should remind these ladies that the American dream was unique to America as millions of Italians migrated to the US without English, zero money, skills yet to be learned, family and many times arrived with illness and yet many became wildly successful and changed the trajectory of America. This is the American dream.

[@libregirl]

and can I add that millions are to this day still trying to get in.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

@@libregirl You make a very good point! We have so much respect for their success. What Ashley is just saying that they found their dream in Italy because Jason could follow his passion to cook and live from the land. Thank you for watching and commenting! 👍🏻

[@gracekouvali6903]

Living the Italian Dream

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Yes, definitely!

[@MrGrand2000]

What are the property taxes per year on an average sized house?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

We’ve posted some information about real estate and property taxes on our website. However, we strongly encourage people to do their research and find a trusted attorney who is familiar with real estate law in Italy and in particular the region where you will buy, liveinitalymag.com/category/real-estate-long-term-rentals-italy/

[@nessuno3434]

There are a lot stone house and propriety Abbandon..

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Yes. It just depends what someone is looking for. Restoring an abandoned or old property is a lot of work. However, in this case, Ashley and Jason did a great job and made it work!

[@kay6096]

in what city is the Cathedral in the intro of your video?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

It's Duomo di Milano/Milan Cathedral. Thanks for watching!

[@MrMaziar58]

And where is exactly located?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

mark alanoor In Le Marche region near Piobbico. The link is below. 👇🏻 Thanks for watching!

[@MrMaziar58]

royalcrowify ??!! The editor mentioned that not me! Meant the intro @:32

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

@royalcrowify The intro to the video shows a drone shot over Milan. The video interview is La Tavola Marche in Le Marche. Someone asked about the cathedral in the opening and we responded to that.

[@mauriz1978]

La signora del casolare o è italiana o lo è diventata perché gesticola proprio bene!!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Ciao Maurizio! Grazie per aver guardato il video. Sì, Ashley è un'italiana onoraria! 😍🇮🇹

[@elizabethwilson4698]

I would like to visit you address ?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

www.liveinitalymag.com -- Thanks for watching!

[@piscinediquinto]

Have a look at Laurence gagno living and working in italy

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Laurence Gagno Will do! Thanks 👍🏻

[@rubyus7332]

Goof for you!

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for watching!

[@pasqualenatale6091]

M sorry if m writing in italian, but it's better for me and for you. Questa vostra scelta di lasciare gli USA per venire in Italia è stata una buona cosa? La rifareste? Siete migliaia di chilometri dalle vostre famiglie, dai vostri amici, un mondo diverso, una lingua diversa. Come la vivete da americani in Italia? Non vi manca New York? La campagna sicuramente è meno stressante, ma c'è solo quello! Non ci sono negozi, teatri, cinema, solo la natura. Saluti da Caserta la città della Reggia

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Ciao Pasquale! Non posso parlare per Ashley e Jason, ma credo che gli americani che si trasferiscono in Italia stiano cercando uno stile di vita più semplice: lavorare per vivere e non vivere per lavorare. Come chef, Jason cercava una vita per cucinare ciò che veniva dalla sua terra o dalla sua comunità. Naturalmente, le cose sono diverse a causa della pandemia. Tuttavia, quando inizia il turismo, possono condividere la loro esperienza con gli altri. Grazie per il tuo commento! 👍🏻 ~ Lisa

[@silmuffin86]

Sono Italiana e ho vissuto in Texas e a DC. Gli USA non sono più quel paese in cui tutto è possibile come 100 anni fa. Se hai soldi e almeno is master o dottorato tutto puoi, ma se sei una persona "media", o peggio un operaio, una commesso ecc, stai meglio in Italia

[@simoneteritti1120]

Volevano una vita diversa e sapevano a cosa andavano incontro.Che cavolo di commento

[@moonstriker7350]

You are so welcome in Europe. Come hope to escape the failing country of US, this is the kind of immigration we need.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thank you for watching! Ashley and Jason were looking for a certain quality of life and found in in Italy. 👍🏻

[@JckdaripprOswego]

Wouldn't it be the Italian dream?

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

What Ashley said is that they found their American Dream, but just made it happen in Italy. It is success in a different way. It's a long. interview, but we hope you watch it. 😃

[@georgeconroy9908]

Don't tie yourself down by moving to one place and waste your money on mortgages. Stay were you are living and travel the world instead like I'm doing.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Good idea!

[@amboroverdecillo8101]

Finding the American Dream in Italy? No. Completely the wrong attitude.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for commenting! Maybe not for everyone, but Ashley and Jason seem to be very happy with their life in Italy as Americans. 👍🏻

[@Paul-yd6rr]

It is a perfect expression!

[@Chahlie]

I think they mean the dream is freedom and abundance and happiness, which is pretty much what we all want, really.

[@recyclespinning9839]

@@LiveInItalyMagazine I think , when they said , "the American Dream " ,they were referring to NOT bring that American attitude some have to make millions and forget to live their life, at least I think that's what they meant.

[@MrMaziar58]

ReCycle Spinning A simple American dream is owning your own place And in their case happened to be in Italy and they are content with that! Wishing them the best is the least you could do.

[@salvolondon]

I really hope she has improved her Italian ... as the way she pronounces italian words ...gosh ... or maybe she’s one of those Americans or English native speakers anyway who thinks that it’s other counters that have to adapt and speak English ...

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

It sounds like they are really working hard at it and no they do not expect people to speak English. They are living in the countryside. For anyone learning a language, it is often very hard to lose your native accent.

[@salvolondon]

@@LiveInItalyMagazine it’s not a matter of accent but of pronunciation , I’m from Italy and I’ve lived For 7 years in London , I speak English with a right pronunciation even though I’ve never lost my accent , the woman pronunces Italian words like someone from an English speaking country who has never heard those words before .

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Salvo Smith Yes good point. Thank you for your insight! I will work on my pronunciation too. Although I know quite a bit of Spanish, I find Italian difficult. 👍🏻

[@recyclespinning9839]

@@LiveInItalyMagazine nothing wrong with an accent , some people for example, speak very good English, but can never lose their accent .

[@MrGrand2000]

Most Italians who immigrated to America spoke broken English but they could get their points across.Whats the big deal ?

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

"...eating seasonally..." Barf. These types of stories are so fluffy they're completely worthless.

[@valerielow6684]

That’s unnecessarily rude.

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Valerie I guess anyone can have am opinion, but thanks for your support.👍🏻

[@c.m.7734]

I hope life is kinder to you . You sound unnecessarily bitter.

[@nathalienurse3336]

Water Bug - what is completely worthless ,comments like this! Why waste your precious time watching this video. I congratulate them on what they are doing. Just remember negative comments out equals negative comments in. 🤩

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

@@nathalienurse3336 Thank you. People take risks, follow their hearts and with hard work and pitfalls still make their dream come true. 👍🏻

[@fabriziomazzoni4075]

Bravo 😊

[@LiveInItalyMagazine]

Thanks for watching our very first interview! We love Ashley & Jason!🇮🇹😍🇮🇹