Adjusting to Expat Life in Italy: Tips and Strategies
Posted on: Aug 2, 2009Long moonlit walks along the Mediterranean, candy-colored ice cream scoops with unpronounceable names and century after century after century of world history … just waiting outside your door step. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
Well, it is.
Italy is remarkable in more ways than I can count (at least in post) and I consider myself lucky to live among her residents. But it wasn’t isn’t always easy.
Post continues here with five tips and strategies for overcoming culture shock.
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I don’t know if people have to stand in line as long/much/often in Italy as we did (and people still do) in Costa Rica, but I found that if I always had a book with me, it was MUCH easier than fuming over the wasted time, because it WASN’T! I got a lot of great reading done, and I had a very legitimate excuse. No guilt! that’s the best kind of reading.
What a fabulous idea. We do have insane lines here! I’m gonna steal your idea.