Married to a Jamaican | An Jamaican-Italian Love Story 🇯🇲🇮🇹

Juli-Anne from Kingston and Riccardo from Rome met in grad school in Florida, bonded over food, and have been building a beautiful life together ever since—now living in the Italian countryside!

In this episode of Married to a Jamaican, they chat with Xavier Murphy about navigating cultural differences, embracing each other’s traditions, and how love (and good food!) has carried them through 20+ years together.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Riccardo & Juli-Ann
00:31 – How They Met in Florida
02:03 – Julian's Upcoming Book & Cultural Reflections
03:12 – The Love Story Begins
06:38 – Dancing, Dating & Deciding to Move
08:33 – Navigating Cultural Differences
13:52 – Romantic Gestures & Jamaican Food
19:50 – Culinary Adventures in Italy
23:54 – Embracing Each Other’s Culture
32:17 – Community Welcome in Monti della Tolfa
34:31 – Fun Rapid-Fire Questions
36:00 – Advice for Cross-Cultural Couples
38:14 – How to Say Goodbye (Jamaican vs Italian Style)

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