10) Discount European Airlines means every weekend can be a vacation.
9) You’ll make friends solely based on the fact that you’re American.
8) Great opportunity to learn a plethora of accents.
7) Every time you come back stateside, its an excuse to have a weeks worth of parties.
6) Happy Hours here actually involve mile long buffets.
5) European experience looks FANTASTIC on the ol’ resume (especially if you’re in finance or international relations).
4) You can learn (or improve) a foreign language (even though almost everyone speaks SOME English).
3) It’s a great opportunity to learn about lots of different cultures- think “The Spanish Apartment,” a great French film for those who haven’t heard of it.
2) New York will always be there- Venice- is sinking.
1) YOU GUYS DECIDE!!! Polling starts now (and if anyone says because the Euro is strong- I'll show you the difference between my biweekly pay stub in NY and my Monthly here...its depressing).
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Top Ten Reasons to Move Abroad
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Hi! this is my first time reading your blog...I'm planing on studying abroad in Rome for the spring semester starting in January 09 and i was wondering if you can have any advice/ suggestions/ favorite restaurants you can share with me. Im a little nervous about living there since i've heard its not so safe and very crowded..I'm studying at the american univerity at rome so if you are familiar with that area i'd love some info about it! thanks in advance!
Amy, New York
Sure thing- I'll blog about that for you next week- but the area where the American University is (John Cabot or the American U proprio??) is Trastevere/Monteverde. Trastevere is a great area full of restaurants and old piazzas that are fun to walk around in. At night its filled with Italian students drinking wine (read: cheap beer) on the stairs of Piazza Trilussa. I lived right above there in Monteverde (where, my grandmother grew up) which is a beautiful residential neighborhood.
Stay tuned for next week!
Hello! I was looking for a phrasal verb and I stumbled upon your blog (don't ask me why..)! I'm Italian and I moved to Dublin (Ireland) almost 3 years ago. I find quite funny that people from all over the world want to move to Italy. I'm still in love with my country, but I'm not sure I can find as much opportunities as in Ireland or Uk. Do you enjoy life in Milan? I really liked your top ten reasons to move abroad! I may write mine once!!!
Sorry, I did not mean funny, interesting is the right word.
Hi, I always explain it like this: I grew up in an Italian-American house. When my Grandmother Lidia told me stories at night it was about growing up in Rome during the war years. My family always talked about Grassano (a town in Basilicata where my Grandfathers origins are) like it was heaven on earth. So, you grow up fascinated by these places that are part of your history- even if you've never been there.
When I first started learning Italian- it felt more like a secret language between my Grandma and myself- and not something that millions of people speak.
Hows Dublin?? I hear its a fun time!
Hello,
Can we also talk about the delicious food you will encounter while abroad?? The yummy egg pasta in Italy, or Spanish's lovely Tapas, or how about foie gras in France :)
I have experienced awesome food that I could never find here in Boston!!
I love eating abroad.
Why is it that all the other expat sites out there NEVER mention dating women as a reason to go abroad, except mine? That's the number one reason, yet it's censored in other expat sites as something bad or taboo! Why? Is this the twilight zone or something?
See the intro letter of my site for real reasons to go abroad:
http://www.happierabroad.com/introduction.htm
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