Four Strangers

There are things you carry quietly before you find the right words.

Read this week By Nadia · 6 min read

♫ Paired with Noah Cyrus, Labrinth • Make me (cry)

Slow Down. Look Closer.

Every Sunday, one ordinary thing from Sicily, delving into the language, history, and mythology. A Mediterranean island shaped by Arabs, Romans and Normans, seen from the inside, not the postcard.

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Interviews with Locals Thu 30 Jul

Cu Nesci, Arrinesci

A conversation about leaving, returning, and the litter in between.

♫ Zé Ibarra • Vai Atrás Da Vida Que Ela Te Espera

Interviews with Locals Wed 29 Jul

A Farmer Who Doesn’t Rush the Bees

The taste of fresh clementines and honey on an autumn afternoon. A man and his pack, taking their time, because that’s the way of the land.

♫ Drics • Autumn Remains

Sicily Today & Events Mon 22 Jun

Eight Euros for a Coffee…or a “Blow Job”…Shot

Beyond the luxurious Taormina, ten minutes up the hill, there's a bar covered in phalluses. And the view is stunning.

♫ TonyPitony · Donne ricche

Who writes this

Just an Average Gal
Figuring out the Slow Life
in Sicily.

Welcome to Sentimento Lento, a weekly blog about life between London and Sicily, a place to slow down for five minutes and look at something ordinary a little longer. I’m Nadia, a British-Algerian aspiring writer who moved to Sicily for love and stayed for the cipolline and cannoli. I split my time between Billericay and Catania, two very different worlds, each beautiful in their own way.

In Sicily, I live in Aci Trezza, a small fishing village on the east coast, with my Sicilian partner, our beautiful Jack Russell called Cali and a chilled kitten called Gino, who between them have claimed most of the sofa. I wouldn’t have it any other way. My life is a lot different now compared to a few years back. I’ve come to believe that when you stop caring what people think and just choose your own lane, life becomes so much simpler. You begin to see the beautiful in the most ordinary things. Sicily keeps proving that.

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