Join us for a fun-filled August in Bologna as we explore new restaurants, hidden gems, and unique experiences in our new Italian home.
From riding bikes around the city to indulging in gelato, cocktails, and Italian cuisine, come along for the ride as we navigate through the hot and quiet summer month of Ferragosto.
We’ll also give you a peek into our lives as we shop, discover new bars, and even take a trip to a massive superstore!
We are a bit behind posting our content and adventures! Thanks for being patient while we catch up!
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:22 Ferragosta
0:52 Renting Bikes and Giardina Margherita
2:20 Sushi and Aperitivos
3:41 Shopping at the Mall
4:50 Cocktails and Dinner
5:58 New Grocery Store Adventure / Bar Cart Assembly
7:09 The Following Weekend
8:25 Biggest Pizza Ever
9:14 Chris goes to language school
10:17 Outro
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This is my second account that I subbed to you from. I have dual citizenship thinking seriously of retiring there but thinking of staying in Italy from September through possibly March and then going somewhere maybe cooler like England during the hot season. What do you think? Also love your videos. Well made and professional and informational.
🖐️neighbours. Summer is hell here, we usually travel in northern Europe. Next summer should be Scotland, I'm a whisky cultist 😅
As you can imagine, this video is a couple months old even though we just posted it. We are trying to get caught up on our adventures asap! Thanks for being patient as we continue to post new videos while we both have other jobs. Cheers! 🍻
Hey great channel! We're a family of 4 that moved to Reggio Emilia (mostly for the asilo nido). We've been in Italy for almost 2 years now, still very much getting used to things. We had to come to terms with the fact that being an "expat" doesn't really exist, especially in Italy. We're immigrants, and that comes with a whole host of challenges. Some Italians, (as gracious, generous, and friendly as they can be) are more than willing to take advantage of who they perceive as "rich westerners". And without the local knowledge of how things work, it can be very hard to spot who is genuine or not.
The more we think we understand how things work, the more we realize that we are, and always will be, on the outside. And the more we try and integrate, the more we see just how big the gulf is between a local Italian and us.
But if you're working remote jobs, your need to actually integrate into society besides going out for food is pretty minimal. The downside of that is you'll forever be viewed as a "long-term tourist". Which doesn't go a long way with locals.
All that being said, we have made incredibly deep friendships (with Italians), we love the way of life, the language, the energy. We love living here and wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
We wish you the best luck, and love following your adventure. Things get hard, then they get REALLY hard and then it all starts to get easier. At least that's been our experience. Stay up!
It’s fun watching y’all settle into your new country. So different from just traveling through a place. Culture shock is real! Wait until you actually come back to the States. The shock is worse!