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How Lisa Chiodo and Her Family Followed Their Dream and Renovated a Farmhouse in Italy

April 1, 2014 By Cher 3 Comments

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it on my list to record again!

How Lisa Chiodo and Her Family Followed Their Dream and Renovated a Farmhouse in Italy

Lisa and her husband began their journey by wanting to renovate an entire Italian village.

While that hasn’t happened yet (and isn’t one of their big goals anymore), they have managed to renovate a farmhouse or two in Italy.

When you listen to Lisa talk about the small village (max five families) where her family lives,  it’s such a dream and will make you want to book a trip there right now.

Especially if you love organic vegetables and a simpler pace of life.

You’ll learn:

— How Lisa and her husband got started with renovations

— How they have managed to raise their children between Australia and Italy

— Why they left Italy in the first place and how they managed to return

— How her children have adapted to the Italian language after just one year

— Three methods Lisa is using to learn Italian

— Three Italian words/phrases that Lisa  loves hearing and saying

— A glimpse into the daily life of Lisa and her family

My favorite articles from Renovating Italy

— A Day in the Life: A Million Small Moments

— My 50th: An Invitation to Dream

— Italian Renovations: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back and a Dream

Resources Mentioned

— La borgata – hamlet, small village

— Piemontese – dialect with a mix of French and Italian

— Calabrese – dialect of Calabria

— Padua – dialect of the Veneto

— Duolingo

— Renovating Italy Meets House Hunters International (Full clip to come soon! Check on Lisa’s site for updates.)

Lisa Chiodo and Husband

Get to know Lisa

— Site: http://www.renovatingitaly.com

— Twitter: @RenovatingItaly

— Facebook: Renovating Italy

— Pinterest: Renovating Italy

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Have an extra ten seconds? Say hi to Lisa on Twitter by pressing the click to tweet below!

Such an inspiring ep w/ @RenovatingItaly about following dreams & renovating a farmhouse in Italy

Lisa Chiodo Picture

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Interviews, Italian Tagged With: 3 unexpected uses for the preposition di in italian, 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Expat Interview, italian, Italian expat, Lisa Chiodo, Renovating Italy, show notes

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About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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