Tonight I was in the kitchen making dinner with my roommate when she said in the middle of our school focused conversation, “Are you sure you want to know? It will make you mad and trust me because it made me really mad, so I would imagine it would make […]
“Ugh, I am so full! My stomach hurts,” I complained in the car yesterday afternoon on the way to the airport with my parents. My mom made an early dinner that was the size of a mini-Thanksgiving feast so that I wouldn’t be hungry on my trip back to Italy. […]
It was this past Friday night around 11 p.m. when I sat down to book a very early morning flight home to the U.S. My uncle passed away suddenly from a massive stroke and I needed to get home to be with my family as soon as possible. I didn’t […]
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 […]
Grocery shopping in Italy with food allergies used to be an entire process, but Google translate is a game changer. Below I share my life living in Italy. After, I will share what the grocery store is like now (which is basically the same but with a few more options). […]
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 […]