Move To Italy!

Move To Italy!

Iâ€™ve written the book that I wish Iâ€™d had available to me while I was planning my Move to Italy! I hope that it inspires and supports you in fulfilling your own dream.

Iâ€™d bought ebooks and visited helpful websites in preparing for my move. Boarding the plane, Iâ€™d felt prepared. In reality, upon landing upon Italian soil and spending the first six months here, those books and websites prepared me only in an anecdotal or peripheral manner. Yes, they helped. But, I can do better for you.

Iâ€™m writing this â€œHow-Toâ€ guide for moving to Italy while the experience is still fresh in my mind. My first six months in Italy have revealed what I need to tell you to support you in making such a brave and life-changing move!

This book is for everyone who has a dream to move to Italy but who doesnâ€™t have unlimited resources. (I havenâ€™t written this guide to help you find and buy a four-hundred-year-old Tuscan farmhouse.) This is a step-by-step guide through Preparation, Arrival and Day-to-Day Life in Italy. Iâ€™ve written it as if you have little or no knowledge of Italy, so that I donâ€™t overlook anything or assume that you know what some would call â€œobvious,â€ but which may not be obvious at all! Iâ€™ve supposed only that you know that Italy is a country shaped like a boot: a land of wine, pasta, and pleasure.
Everything is new! (Tutto Ã¨ nuovo!)

An excerpt follows:
"The difference between shopping in the U.S and shopping in Italia? That difference lies in the purpose. In the U.S., itâ€™s important to get a parking spot as close to the door of the store as possible, to save time. Without employee help or conversation, you grab your item(s) and try your damndest to choose the fastest check-out line, to save time. â€œDamn! That one was longer, but itâ€™s moving faster! Damn!â€ Few or no pleasantries are shared between you and the cashier. Hurrying out the door, you applaud yourself for the parking spot you nabbed in the first row, throw your purchases into your car and drive hurriedly home, all the while hoping to get green lights, to save time.
In Italia, the purpose of shopping is social, and youâ€™ve probably arrived on foot. In most traditional mom and pop stores, the owner will wait on you and take all of the time you need, no matter how many new customers have come in the door behind you. Being efficient and tight-lipped are not favorable personal qualities in Italy. Making conversation, making jokes, and showing appreciation and patience are valued."

Topics covered in Move to Italy! When and Where should I move? A look at a realistic yearly Budget. Passport, Visa, Health Insurance, Taking a Pet, Translation, Apartment Hunting, an Assistant, Banking, Credit Cards, Language, EU citizenship, Unburdening Yourself of Stuff, Telephone, Computer, Mailing Yourself a Box, What to Bring and What to Buy when you get to Italy.
For after your arrival in Italia, thereâ€™s: Speaking in Italian, Permit to Stay, Codice Fiscale, Receipts, Sales Tax, the Euro, Emergency Numbers, Trains and Busses, Internet, ATMâ€™s, the Bar, Grocery Stores, the Post Office, the Tabacchi, Utilities, Banks, Health Care, The Day, Language, Food, Clothing Stores and Shopping Options, Waiting in Line, Cars and Driving, TV, and Culture.
Also, Iâ€™ve included Important Italian Words and Phrases: less than 200 of what I consider to be the most useful Italian words and phrases for your first months in Italy.

I did it! I moved to Italy! Follow this guide of preparation tools and advice with its accounts of new-to-Italia experiences. You can move to Italy too!
Country USA
Manufacturer L.J. Stone
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-12
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	L.J. Stone
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-12
Format	Kindle eBook

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