At 24, Kacie Rose Burns was living her dream as a professional dancer in New York City. A solo trip to Italy changed her life, leading to a new home, relationship, and career as a content creator. In this video, Kacie talks about starting over abroad, facing loneliness, culture shock, and finding community. Learn about what it takes to build a new life in Florence, Italy and why many young Americans are making the move.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:00 Why did Kacie move to Florence, Italy?
01:58 What challenges did she face?
03:31 How did she adjust to her new life?
05:01 What does she miss most about home?
05:26 What has she learned from Italians?
06:04 What should others know before making the move?
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CREDITS
Report: Briana Ekanem
Camera: Marco Borowski
Edit: Thorsten Wagner, Marvin Stamer
Supervising Editors: Mirja Viehweger, Ruben Kalus
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17 Comments
Dammen Und Heuren
i hope she is not a closet liberal lefty that wants to turn Florence into the democratic corruption that we see today with money going to housing for illegals and veterans and homeless ignored.
American culture doesn’t influence European culture because history distinctly shows vice versa to account for the a nation has been around much longer 🧐
Love Kacie! I would love to move to Germany within the next several years and she's been a huge influence on my courage and on my planning process. People who are willing to leave their comfort zone to move elsewhere are so courageous in my eyes.
Kacie Rose Burns looks like Kelly Clarkson
No mention of the importance of learning the language or how she did it?
With all the populations who have conquered the Italian peninsula over the centuries there are many light skinned and blonde Italians, she could 100% pass as an Italian!
Americans living in Europe are getting hammered if their income is paid out in US dollars. The gangsters now in charge of the US government have caused it to lose 11% of its value against the euro since they took over, and they have vowed to push it down much further. The expat life is great if you can afford it, but not so much if you end up living in the streets.
Do not worry, dear Kacie, you will feel totally at home and fitting in at some point, and belong there. I am sure of it.
🟢 Hello from Bucharest, Romania – a huge underrated city in Europe:)
What's her language level of Italian? 🤔
you decide to stay Italy and you don't learn their language? cmon
Thanks Euromaxx for making another great video about life in Europe! But I like to hear from Europeans talking about their life there, NOT from expats.
CNBC area already making videos about Americans moving aboard so this video is not that "special"….
I WAS IN FLORENCE 8 MONTHS AGO WITH MY FAMILY FROM BRAZIL 🇧🇷
Expat is self-entitled talk for immigrant. They are immigrants.
Plenty of italians looking like her though😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don't worry Kacie! Many Italians over the centuries have come from "blonder" parts of the world! Here in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Friulians are actually Celtic Italians and blondes are quite common. Check out "Friuli Udine tourism" over YouTube…
Many Anglo-Saxons moving to Italy these days from the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand… and as for the Brits (the "Pommes") – well, screw them!