One year on, still no work.

[Cosimo]

This is my 4th post. Is this cheating? :-)

[Cosimo]

Cheating again. Now you should be able to PM me.

[JohnD63]

We're not far from Lambourghini and have recently set up an Art school arranging workshops for students from all over Italy and Europe. We will be looking for someone to promote courses on a commission basis. I know it's not instant money but it could work out as a good sideline earner.
PM me if you're interested.

[mickisue1]

My daughter obtained her TEFL certificate at the school in Barcelona, and lived on her own in Bari, teaching at various schools, and with a small group of private students, for several years.

She was able to supplement that with translation. Her first job was due to the hiring person being a friend of a friend, but that goes anywhere, I think.

Her experience in teaching English got her a job at a camp, five years ago, where she met another teacher, an unemployed Italian teacher.

Currently, they live in the north, and her income is more steady than his; he does get long term substitute positions, but it's nerve-wracking for both of them, never knowing when or if he'll get a position.

It's just the way it is.

I'm still in the US. I was laid off from two consecutive professional positions within two years of each other, in the first half of the last decade, and decided to be a full time entrepreneur. Things go up, things go down. They've never gone down to zero, and my husband does have a job with benefits.

Life is what you make it, truly. There are many ways to get an income, wherever you are. You just need to find them.