Real Walking Friday - The Podcast

Anna is a Swedish who has been living in Genova, Italy for almost four years with her family. Their move began with a dream: their youngest daughter wanted to play basketball in Italy. Instead of sending her abroad alone at 15, Anna and her husband made a bold decision — they moved together. At first, Anna kept working intensely, traveling back and forth between Sweden and Italy. But after a year,...

Evelyn was born and raised in El Salvador and has lived in Mexico, the United States, and now Italy — soon moving again to the Netherlands. In this episode of Real Walking Friday , Julie talks with Evelyn about what it really means to live abroad, adapt to new cultures, and find balance between challenge and discovery. From starting over in a small apartment in Genoa with a baby and a dog to build...

Julie is an American living in Nervi, Italy, with her Italian husband and two teenage kids. She’s one of the founders of Real Walking Friday — a group of women who meet every Friday morning to walk, talk, and support each other along the Ligurian coast. In this first episode, Chiara talks with Julie about what it really means to live la dolce vita , to feel at home abroad, and to build a community...