I want to move in to Italy (north near Bergamo), does anyone now how the life is like there?

Question

I want to move in to Italy but i don't now if i'm going to get along there... I don't speak italian but i do speak portugues, spanish and english... i want to go because i'm fed up with life in London and i want to experience a new life and learn italian... I've been in Italy many times but i don't have ideia how the life is like there.. is diferent when you go for holidays than when you really gonna live in the place.... I'd like to know how the people are, jobs, wheather (january to june), ativites... thanks ...

Answer 1

Hiya I lived for 5 months studying in Trento (north of Lake Garda), then lived for a year in a town called Vigevano just south of Milan, working as an English teacher. I found both experiences absolutely brilliant, but it might have been different if I did not speak Italian - that helped a lot!

The Italian way of life can take some getting used to on a day to day basis - they are a lot more vain and s****. than the English I think, but when you make friends, you can really count on them - they are very kind and generous.

Weather in the north can be very cold and rainy in winter and it will invariably snow (the dolomites in northern Italy are great for skiing as well as in the alps of course), but it starts improving about March time, and you can expect boiling hot sunshine during the summer months.

Jobs... Well I worked in a school teaching adults English, which I secured before I went - I don't know how easy it would be to find a job other than this way. But there is very much a cluture of 'who you know  not what you know' so if you have some contacts you can use that would help you.

Activities - well you are near beautiful lakes Como and Garda up there so watersports, sightseeing in Milan, shopping, the train network is great for touring the beautiful country...

I'm all nostalgic now! Go for it, it's wonderful!

Answer 2

I landed in Bergman when I went snowboarding last winter. You should know that it gets pretty cold there in winter (-18c) but it has good access to the slopes (we went to Livigno) and it's a very beautiful place and the people are friendly.

Answer 3

with your knowledge of languages it should be easy to learn italian, you'll see the grammar is almost the same as spanish. near bergamo it can be very cold in winter, and the costs for gas and electricity are very very very high. it will be easier to find jobs in the summertime, as you can try it in summer-residences, hotels, campings. the italians live much more "outside the door" than we northern people do. it is absolutey forbidden to smoke inside bar's, restaurants and disco's. the people have a big heart, once you find friends, but it needs a bit, to understand their "social rules" and it isn't always easy to understand their way of behaving. if you need some more info you can contact me.

Answer 4

Can I tag along?

Answer 5

why dont you go there for a holiday first.. one in winter then summer.. suss' the place out before moving there.. and i would learn basic italian if i where you, or you will feel isolated and lost... g'luck....