What Do I Miss About America and When Will I “Go Home” Next?

As an American (now dual citizen) living in Italy since January 2018, I’m often asked when I’m “going home” and “what I miss about America.”

I am home.

Northern Sardinia felt like home when I first started visiting in 2017, which made moving here easier. I wasn’t an American expat. I’m an Italian inpat. I’m “in patria,” in my country. I didn’t move away from America by mistake or in a hasty rush. It was planned for 1.5 years before the actual move. When am I going home? I’m already here! When will I visit America again? As of writing this in September 2026, I have no plans to visit America for any business or personal reasons.

What do I miss about America?

In no particular order, and #Not Sponsored:

• My friends.
• Carmex lip balm.
• Water flavor packets, TrueLemon and Klass brands.
• OTC drugs that don’t exist here or are very expensive, like calamine lotion, pepto bismol, and analgesics by the 500-count bottle.
• Clarity pimple lotion by Cosmedix.
• My fave bands don’t usually tour to Italy, and I have to fly to other countries to see them.

That’s about it. Everything else I have found, improved on, or can decently recreate.

Who or what would you miss?

An important coaching question is to imagine your future self. You haven’t been to your home country in six months or a year. Who or what will you miss? What can you recreate or bring? How will you stay connected to people? How often will you visit your other country? If you moved to Italy, what would it represent? Could it be home, or is it a temporary plan? A nice vacation spot? Only you know these answers! And then you can make decisions accordingly. This is where a coach can help. The best decision is the one that feels right to you. Contact me if there’s anything I can do to help. The first call is always free. Ci vediamo!