Life-Changing Journey: From North America to Sardinia – An Interview with Charlotte Fortier-Mutzl

About this episode

Charlotte Fortier-Mutzl shares her journey of moving from North America to Sardinia and building a life there.

Anna: Welcome back to Magic Towns Italy. Today we’re heading to Sardinia, not as tourists, but through the eyes of someone who chose to build a life there from scratch. Luca: You might have seen her on Instagram as @americanmominthemed, Charlotte Fortier-Mutzl. Charlotte, don’t kill me if I didn’t pronounce that perfectly, is originally from Quebec. She grew up in the US and eventually left everything behind to travel through Europe. In the next few years, there was a harrowing succession of moving to Rome on a working holiday visa, starting businesses, surviving COVID, and then relocating to Sardinia without ever having seen it. Anna: So in this conversation we talk about risk, starting a business in Italy, learning the language from zero, raising children on the island, and what slow living [00:01:00] actually feels like when you’re living in every day. Luca: If you’ve ever wondered about Sardinia’s slower pace of life, this episode offers a honest perspective from Charlotte. Anna: Let’s get into it. Hi, Charlotte, how are you? You’re in Cagliari right now, right? Charlotte: Yes, that’s correct. Anna: Nice to meet you finally. And two things, draw me to you, your story. The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Luca

Guest: Charlotte Fortier-Mutzl

Topics covered

• Sardinia
• entrepreneurship
• language learning
• family life
• slow living

Keywords

• travel
• Italy
• COVID
• business
• Cagliari

Mentioned in this episode

Places: North America, Sardinia, Italy, Quebec, US, Europe, Rome, Cagliari, Canada, the United States

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