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In reply to the discussion: I'm about to give up. [View all]smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)51. Ok, thank you for that.
I just love to hear about people's experiences living abroad. I spent a semester living in Austria as a college student and it was one of the most wonderful times of my life. I would love the opportunity to live abroad again, but I think due to my age and work status, I wouldn't be able to swing it.
It might be possible to retire abroad if I could settle my student loan, but that is kind of a big if. What did you think of Italy? There is a slight possibility that I could get Italian/EU membership since my Italian grandfather wasn't a naturalized US citizen until after my father was born, so I think I could technically qualify. However, I don't know if it would be worth the hassle unless things got really bad over here.
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It's very difficult to beat an incumbent, and Trump's support is historically stable.
TwilightZone
Nov 2020
#2
Do I need ruby slippers to visit family or would a hard whack on the head work? n/t
rzemanfl
Nov 2020
#24
Babe, I lived abroad for 12 years. Mexico City (4 yrs), Firenze (1 yr), Venezia (7 yrs.)
fierywoman
Nov 2020
#5
And remember: in Spanish and in Italian, there's no word for "freedom." Imagine how that
fierywoman
Nov 2020
#29
What an interesting history! Can you expand on your experience a bit? I, and I am sure others,
smirkymonkey
Nov 2020
#33
May I start by saying, if you have a yen to live abroad to experience another culture, do work that
fierywoman
Nov 2020
#47
The viola. Which is very funny in Spanish -- una violista can also be read as one who violates ...
fierywoman
Nov 2020
#41