Name: Caipirina
Date of Interview: September 29, 2006
Area of Italy you live in?
Torino
Let us know a little about yourself?
Married, one kid (2), me German, wife Japanese, kid born in Fiji (but not a Fijian citizen)
Why did you decide to move to Italy?
Wife's job
What type of process did you go through to be able to move here?
Was all arranged through wife's HR.
What problems did you run into during the initial process and how were
you able to fix them ?
The language barrier, the fact that hardly anyone speaks English.
How long have you been here?
over a year
What type of adjustment problems have you had?
Language. getting used to cold weather again. Not having a car (crazy traffic) and relying on public transport. Mail getting lost.
What do you wish someone had told you before you made the leap?
Don't expect anyone to speak English, start studying the language as soon as possible
Do you have any disappointments, things you thought would happen
but haven't for whatever reasons ?
Dissapointed in European service mentality and bureaucracy. No food delivery (at least here). Tired of pizza and pasta by now. Hard to socialize as a stay at home dad (seems to be a strange concept for Italians
What has changed about you since you have been here ?
Learnt quite some more Italian .. but far from enough.
Do you think that you will stay forever?
Nope
Can you think of anything that you would like seen added to this site?
still exploring
