Finding Stillness: From Global Nomad to a Hilltop Home in Le Marche

After a decade of chasing freedom across continents, one woman discovers that true belonging was waiting in a small Italian village.

For ten years, Saoirse O’Connell chased the horizon. At 28, she packed up her Dublin apartment with a one-way ticket to Bali, a laptop full of dreams, and a belief that home was overrated. The world was wide, and she was free.

She worked as a UX designer, freelancing from beach bars, coworking spaces, and café corners. Thailand, Colombia, Vietnam, Portug…