Coming to Rome as a student is insanely exciting. The city! The language! The food! The… lease? Unfortunately, Roman leases are not exactly short-term friendly. Jimmy and I currently have a 3+2 lease, meaning a three-year lease that automatically renews for two additional years if neither party objects. But the most common lease in Italy […]
Category Archives: Moving to Italy
Expat Problems, Italy, Life in Italy, Moving to Italy
Things That are Weird in America after living in Italy for 6 years
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Feb
Feb
Being an expat means that I get things wrong in Italy AND the US.
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Aug
Aug
Worried about saftey in Rome? It never hurts to be cautious but rest assured that Rome is safe, for a major European capital. And I never agreed in that past that “someone” was targeting American students abroad. But I do agree that the intoxicating feeling of being in Rome, and actual intoxication can be a […]
Expat Life, Life in Italy, Moving to Italy, Practical Information
8 Reasons Why Moving to Italy Made Sense, Financially
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May
May
There are a lot of reasons to move to Rome. Weather, food, art and culture all come to mind. However, one of the reasons I moved to Rome was because it made sense for my budget. Think you can’t afford to move to Italy? Here are 8 ways I saved and/or made money by taking […]
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Jan
Jan
I just completed the longest trip the US that I have taken since moving to Italy in 2010. The main motivation was to see my family and friends, so I took plenty of trips to celebrate and reconnect. However, another part of any stateside visit for me is renewing my Italian visa. Somehow during my weeks in […]
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Nov
Nov
When I moved to Rome, I realized I was homesick for the first time on Thanksgiving day. In Italy, Thanksgiving is just a Thursday. Thousands of miles away, my entire family was gathering around a table to laugh and share and eat and celebrate, but I was riding the metro like it was any other day. […]
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Oct
Oct
One of the very first words I ever learned in Italian was “cavatappi.” Corkscrew. I needed one to be able to open the first bottle of wine in my first Roman apartment. I stood by my door, staring at my pocket Italian dictionary, and repeating it over and over to build up the courage to […]
I’m not one for New Years resolutions, but I enjoy the opportunity for reflection that the closing of one year and the beginning of a new one seems to allow. In 2010, I traveled to Australia to the first time. The February trip was a lot of work, surf, sun, and important lessons. Next up […]