Being an American living in Italy has its ups...and downs! (Alyssa Ramos) If you've ever dreamed of moving to Italy, or perhaps, falling in love while traveling through Italy, getting swept away by the romance, and eventually moving to a charming vineyard to live happily ever after...well, I hate to break it to you, but there's a whole lot of difficile vita (translation = “difficult life”) before you ever get to experience the dolce vita.