Hi everyone! And welcome to my channel
Thanks to everyone for leaving questions in my last video!
A lot of the questions were in English
So I apologize if I translated any poorly
But I tried!
So let's get started!
I have the questions down here which is why I'm looking down!
How were your first months in Italy?
And how did you do with speaking Italian at first?
Was it difficult?
It was difficult at first because I didn't know anyone here
And my fiancé works out of town a lot
So I was here in Rome at first feeling alone
It's not a nice thing to feel alone
In a new city let alone a completely new country!
and I didn't speak Italian how I speak it now
So yes, it was difficult!
With my Italian, I understood everything
but I didn't speak it nearly as good as I speak it now
How did you get here in Italy?
Do you like living here?
Or do you prefer the USA?
I actually posted a video about this in English
I came to Italy for love!
A cliché? I don't know!
I love living here, finally, because as previously mentioned, it was difficult at first
but now I have a job, friends, and more of a 'routine'
so now i like living here
Do I prefer living in the States? That's a difficult question!
because there are certain things I prefer when it comes to living in the USA but other things I prefer in Italy
in English we say, the grass is always greener on the other side!
When it comes to the economy and job stability, I prefer the life in the States
but the 'dolce vita' and the life here is just different
What is your favorite Italian dish?
this is easy for me!
pasta with tomato
I am from Emilia-Romagna, have you ever tried a typical dish from my region?
Yes! I've been to Bologna
but something that Italians may find it hard to believe
is that I'm a vegetarian
so I don't eat and have never tried spaghetti al bolognese!
I know, I know! But when I went to Bologna I had tortellini stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach
DELICIOUS!
Describe Italy and Italians in 3 adjectives
Italians are nice, open, and welcoming
do you say that? like warm people?
Italia is beautiful, cultured, and unfortunately, corrupt
We actually didn't name him, the women who rescued him named him!
and my fiancé is a sommelier
so we thought it was an already perfect name!
get out of here!
I was shocked!
because
they responded with, "That's great! Go!"
"It's an amazing experience and if it doesn't work out in the end, you can always come home."
this was my reaction:
"wait, really?!"
although I was shocked, I was also very grateful
because I know a lot of my friends' parents would have never responded so positively
What has been your favorite thing about Italy?
what I love most about Italy
is the way of life here
I've learnt to live one day at a time
and to really LIVE
and this is what Italy has taught me- to properly LIVE
and what do I like the least of Italy?
Probably that Italy is a bit 'behind'
and I hate saying this, but it's the truth.
What I mean is that Italy is amazing and has so much to offer and could really be a 'power' country
with their economy with all the tourist industry
if you don't agree with me, no worries, it's just my personal opinion!
I just recently started following you and so I don't know much about you, so I wanted to ask you several questions
Thanks Laura!
When is your birthday?
July 16th
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Nope! I'm an only child.
Have you ever been to the Marche region in Italy?
Although I've been to many regions in Italy, I still haven't been to the Marche!
Would you like to learn other languages? Do you like the Italian languages?
Of course I'd love to learn more languages!
I love languages
Honestly, I prefer the romance languages
For example: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
So truthfully after conquering these, I really have no interest in any other languages
An Italian dish that I don't like?!
I'll eat it if someone makes it
I don't go crazy for Risotto
I know,I know! But I don't really love rice that much
therefore, risotto could also not exist for me
Yes, there is a hobby that I COULD do here in Italy
but I still haven't picked it back up!
and that would be horseback riding
I grew up with horses, going to competitions and competing on a team in college
I know that there are places to ride here in Italy
but all of my gear is back in the states
i.e. boots, helmet, jodhpurs etc
I know I could buy it all here in Italy
but they're expensive!
Now that I've finally gotten into a routine here in Italy
I want to begin riding again!
If any of you know of a barn in Rome or nearby, let me know!
I've heard of the stables at Villa Borghese
I'm not sure if there are places where I can freely come and pay week to week to take lessons
let me know in the comments!
because I'd love to start up again!
A hobby that I started in Italy that I'd never thought I'd start
is YouTube!
If I never moved to Italy, I would've never seriously started making content
This is something that I never thought I would've started before moving to Italy!
I've been in Rome for about 2 years now
I go back to the USA often
I'm going back for the Christmas holidays
so I'll be there for about 2 weeks
and next summer I'll spend some time there preparing for the wedding!
I try to go back about twice a year
I'm half Mexican
and a quarter Italian
my mom is half Italian
my grandfather is 100% Italian, he was born in Rome
my mom's mom is Irish and German but born in America
so I'm only 25% Italian
that's easy- my mom
because she has always worked from a young age to give me the best life I could have
so I thank you mom with all of my heart
i'd love to be a mom as amazing as you one day
I've wanted to learn Italian from a young age, from 7 years old
because my grandfather had a house in Tuscany
So I visited Italy frequently
I've ALWAYS loved this language
I don't know exactly why, if it's because it's in my blood
I studied Italian at University
but then I really wanted to learn because I moved here
because many Italians don't speak English, so I kind of had to learn it
and the most difficult part to learning Italian
are the verbs, and having to study and memorize so many different tenses
and conjugating SO many verbs!
for the the hardest thing, which I'm still learning and practicing,
would be the conditional and subjunctive tenses
because we have something similar in English but not so complex and difficult!
and a lot of Italians tell me it's even hard for them so...what a relief!
this question was hard for me to translate
it's a great question, but perhaps I messed up a bit on the translation
I think the biggest thing i've manifested using the Law of Attraction
is my life here in Italy
because as I stated previously, it was very difficult for me here in the beginning
but believing in the Law of Attraction and trying to only manifest positive vibes
I manifested a life here in Italy
I manifested my YouTube channel,
tons of amazing trips
I've manifested a much more positive and happy life in respect to mine back in the USA
with staying positive these past 2 years
I've learnt that if you try to only let in positive vibes, positive things will come back to you
of course you have to work for these things, also
the work that I did with myself, internally, before meeting my fiancé
was to learn to love myself first, before anything or anyone
because in my opinion, happiness starts from within
so first be happy with who you are and then the rest will follow
Are you kidding me!
Emilio is the one between the two of us who would move to the States tomorrow
he's always saying, "Let's go live in the States," so we'll see what happens!
I have received a lot of comments saying, "I left Italy, and you left America to live in Italy, are you crazy!?"
Listen, I think that Italians have grown up in Italy
so of course they want to leave, just like I wanted to leave the States
Italy is the norm for them
but for Americans, Italy is a dream
Sure, finding a job and the economy here is tough,
but I'm happy here!
Maybe it's because I worked for so many years without really enjoying or living my life
because now living here, I can say I truly LIVE and enjoy life
and so maybe it's the opposite for Italians?
What was your first impression of Italy and Italians?
My first impression of Italy is that it's a beautiful country
with a little bit of magic
everywhere you turn there is something new, something old, and something ancient
I found Italians are very kind and welcoming
"Hi, come to my place later!"
I don't have the same feeling in the States
because although Americans are super nice, they are more closed people
these were my first impressions of Italy and its people
How much of Italy have you seen a part from Rome?
I've visited...
all of the Amalfi Coast
a little bit of Puglia, close to Brindisi
a lot of Calabria
I'd say that I've seen a lot of Italy outside of Rome
so guys, these were the questions!
thanks again for asking these questions
and I hope that you learned more about me
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thanks again and see you next time!
bye!

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