Having our own bar was the realization of a dream, but it was also a very hard test: we lived overwhelmed by so many things to do and the impossibility of stopping even just for a moment.

Then came the period of forced downtime imposed by the lockdown, and the time to reflect. The closer we got to returning to normality, the less we wanted it. Even more so since even on an economic level the recovery after more than three months of standstill was anything but easy and predictable.

So we found ourselves at a crossroads: live a "normal" life or save our history from drifting. We decided that we were the important part, the one to bet on, and we chose to change our lives. A choice that was anything but easy - it meant throwing yourself headlong into an adventure without any predefined goal.

We waited a while to tell our friends and relatives, wondering in the meantime how they would react. And we must say that the reactions were very varied.

Some relatives – even very close ones - they surprised us: we expected them to criticize our choice by reminding us of the "reality" of "normal" life and instead they supported us very enthusiastically from the beginning. For some, however, the choice was more difficult to accept or - as in the case of the older ones, even to understand.

For example, our grandmothers are keeping track of the travel days and keep asking us how much longer we will be away, considering our departure as a vacation rather than a lifestyle choice.

Friends also reacted in various ways. There were those who felt disorientated at the idea of ​​no longer being able to meet us often (many were also loyal customers of the bar, and therefore had to digest both our departure and the change of references of the place) and those who instead immediately understood our choice and invited us to have the courage to live it to the full.