Living Alone in a Rural Italian Village Changed Everything for Her

Laurs is a 22-year-old New Zealand singer-songwriter and former youth worker who, after a season of significant personal loss, made the decision to leave her job and move alone to a small mountain village in Northern Italy. Her debut EP, A Great Big Deal, was written and recorded live with a full band during her time overseas. In this conversation with Bjorn and Sela on The Morning Wake Up, Laurs talks about the six-month period of loss that led her to leave her job, what it's actually meant to live somewhere she doesn't speak the language, and how her faith has shown up in the quiet of a village where she knows almost no one. She also unpacks the meaning behind her EP title and why she thinks New Zealanders are too quick to minimise the things that matter. A Great Big Deal is out now. 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7I2CFnjp7Xh3iOKUmbakbk 📱 Instagram: @laurs.music Chapters: 00:00 - Kia Ora Laurs: Live From Italy 00:53 - Settling Into a Small Italian Village 01:52 - The Six Months That Changed Everything 03:13 - What "A Great Big Deal" Actually Means 04:42 - Songwriting: The One Thing She's Sure Of 05:48 - Faith, Solitude & Being Alone in the Mountains 07:37 - Italian Food & Simple Living 08:35 - The Vegemite Survival Story 09:33 - Recording the EP Live With a Band 10:30 - Shoutouts & Where to Find "A Great Big Deal" Faith 🙏🏽 Music 📻 Culture 💖 INSTAGRAM: @lifefm @themorningwakeupnz @lifefmafternoons 📸 https://www.instagram.com/lifefm https://www.instagram.com/themorningwakeupnz https://www.instagram.com/lifefmafternoons FACEBOOK: @lifefm 🤗 https://www.facebook.com/lifefm/ WEBSITE: https://lifefm.co.nz/home 💻 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/user/3z7m94cfyeayv0gbaule9h87n 🎧 TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lifefmnz 💃 DON’T FORGET… SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video! 🥰 LIKE this video to let us know you enjoyed it! 👍 COMMENT what you would like to see on this channel! 👇