population, though they have brought simon home. he is one of some 100,000 italians who have recently returned from living abroad, opening a farm and hotel to try to save his hamlet. the pandemic, cutting births but helping to reverse the brain drain, too. in but helping to reverse the brain drain. too- but helping to reverse the brain drain, too. . , ., ., drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like - drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like this - drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like this that l than 5000 villages like this that can disappear in the next ten years. we need to discover the world just to catch all the interesting stuff, but then we need to come back. aha, but then we need to come back. a greying country that is not renewing its young. italy is now in a race against time to fill its deepening generational void. against