28/05/2026
you just get better at living alongside them.
i moved to Florence thinking that life would get easier. And in many ways, it has.
I lived on an island (Sardinia) last year, and it was literally and figuratively isolating. now on the mainland, life looks a lot different.
But in reality, loneliness is still there, i still miss the people i left behind in the u.s.
and in some ways, it does get more normal. but the sense of being stuck between two different worlds doesn’t disappear.
you just get better at holding it.
there are still days where the language barrier makes me feel like a different version of myself. still weeks where the distance from home is louder than usual.
living abroad doesn’t solve all your problems. it just teaches you that you can keep going anyway.
if you’re thinking about making a move like this, i don’t want to scare you! i’d do it again in a heartbeat.
but i do think it’s worth knowing that the hard parts aren’t a sign you made the wrong choice. they’re just all part of it ~
follow if you want the honest version of what this life actually looks like
🇮🇹❤️🍝
