I moved to a resort town in the Italian Alps 8 years ago. Living here has perks, but it's no vacation.

I moved to a resort town in the Italian Alps 8 years ago. Living here has perks, but it's no vacation.

captiontkGemma JohnstoneAfter my marriage ended and I left my job, I went on a road trip through Italy.I fell in love with an Alpine mountain town, and kept extending my stay until I secured residency.There are some challenges I didn't expect, but for me, the positives outweigh the negatives.When people ask why I settled in the Aosta Valley, they often assume I fell in love with a local or that I'm a ski bum. What actually happened was I fell in…