actuallyashalinaFeb 20, 20197 minWhat I learned After a Summer Teaching English in ItalyI reflect often on my experience teaching English in Italy and how a lot changed for me in just one summer. The company that I taught thr...
actuallyashalinaFeb 6, 20193 minThe Second Time Around (Abroad)One of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life is move to another country. I’ve done this before, but the second time around is diff...
actuallyashalinaFeb 6, 20195 minCome L'Italia Ha Cambiato La Mia VitaThis blog is written in both Italian and English. Click here for the part in English. Questo blog è scritto in Italiano e Inglese. Clicca...
actuallyashalinaFeb 6, 20195 minHow Italy Has Changed My LifeQuesto blog è scritto in Italiano e Inglese. Clicca qui per leggere in Italiano. This blog is written in both Italian and English. Click ...
actuallyashalinaOct 5, 20184 minJapan Horror Story: I went to the hospital in HiroshimaNot the kind of travel story you might expect. Japan was everything I hoped it would be, but unfortunately as traveling and miscommunicat...
actuallyashalinaOct 5, 20183 minWhy Culture Shock is InevitableI guess I thought maybe the third time around I’d be used to the way things are in this country and the inevitable “OMG phase” would not ...
actuallyashalinaOct 5, 20185 minWhy Reverse Culture Shock Is Worse than Culture ShockIf I could, I would pick myself up, and place myself inside the walls of my newsfeed. I would tap into my photo albums and relive each mo...
actuallyashalinaSep 28, 20184 minHow Travel Changes (you) as You AgeWe as travelers put ourselves in complicated situations. We experience culture shock, we learn to be adaptable and flexible, and we tend ...
actuallyashalinaSep 25, 20182 minUnpopular Opinion: I didn't like Paris!Back in the spring of 2016, I was sitting in my Italian class on a Monday morning. My italian teacher liked asking us what we did during ...
actuallyashalinaSep 24, 20183 minLondon - The first time you're a tourist, the second time you're a travelerThe following is an excerpt from a blog I wrote on my personal blog. Then the blog continues with my second experience in London. In Lond...
actuallyashalinaSep 11, 20186 min10 Reasons Why I Decided to Live Abroad AgainLike most people who have also studied abroad, I would like to walk the streets of the place I called home for so many months once again....