I sold my childhood home in Miami to buy an apartment in Sicily. We paid under $600,000 and did $98,000 in renovations.

Kat Moore and her husband bought an apartment in Sicily. Courtesy of Kat Moore Kat Moore is a 38-year-old teacher living in San Clemente, California. Moore and her husband visited Sicily and decided to buy and renovate an apartment. Kat says the "adventure" has connected her to her mother, who moved from Cuba to start a new life. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kat Moore. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2022, my husband and I visited Sicily for the first...