Majestic Verona- Eating out and About Known for its pasta dishes, the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and summer Operas in the Arena, Verona is a fabulous place to spend a weekend. Eating with food allergies in Verona, Italy would hopefully be just as splendid! Traveling There & Settling […]
“Abby, look at that dessert. You should try it. It looks amazing!” I often say to my roommate when we walk by a bakery or shop in an outdoor market. It is difficult not to! Everything looks delicious and if I could try it I definitely would. The most difficult […]
The Beginning of Life Abroad My first night in Italy was overwhelming. Not only had I just met all of these new people but I was exhausted from traveling and didn’t even know where I was, as I followed a group of other teachers to a welcome dinner. On our […]
My neighborhood grocery store, and a common chain in this area is called the Coop. I have lived abroad before, so I knew grocery shopping with food allergies in Italy was going to be an event in itself. My first trip to the grocery store, I had no idea what […]
At school, all of the students and staff eat the cafeteria lunch each day. No one packs their own lunch. At first I assumed I probably wouldn’t be able to eat anything at school and would have to pack my own lunch. It seemed risky to trust the Italian school […]
After being in Paris for a few days, I felt right at home when we traveled back to Rome. Although I am certainly not even conversational in Italian, I can at least get myself through a meal fairly comfortably and understand the gist of basic conversations. During the few days […]
