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London with the Family

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My master experience in London was coming to an end and to celebrate this big day, part of the family flew to London from Alghero, Italy. Me and my boyfriend got there from Frankfurt and his family from Nancy, France. It was a weekend to organize with the most various group of people you could imagine. 1.        Grandpa, 88 years old 2.        Cousins 16 and 17 3.        Sister 24 years old 4.        Aunt 50 years old 5.        Boyfriend parents around 50s 6.        Me and my boyfriend Everyone had their expectations, everyone had their limits and everyone had their “OMG I don’t wanna go there” moments. This was our itinerary Day 1 Arrivals Day! Everyone arrived in different timing, but everyone arrived by dinner time Check in in the Airbnb and dinner with some of my closest friends I made during the master and their parents. Grandpa had a great experience with London pizza and everyone was happy. Day 2 Graduation Day! Ev
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My home? Europe!

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I already talked about my story in this blog… I am from Sardinia, Italy; I lived in Frankfurt Germany for one year and a half and I am now taking a master in London. Plus I will move back to Frankfurt once the Master will be over. It is now break from University between one module and the other, this means I am supposed to be home, but where is home? Is my home my native county? Is my home where all my stuff is? Is my home where I currently have a doctor? These are the questions that for people like me who travel a lot are coming up very frequently. What are the signs of someone living in more countries at the same time? #1 You have more SIM cards. When on the plane they first think you do once landed is to change your SIM card and use the local phone number. This also mean that whenever someone asks you your phone number you just say: well just look for me on facebook messenger. #2 What’s your address? This problem just came to me when ordering
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London changing my prospective

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London experience is pretty much over, graduation will be the last trip to the red buses city. Eight months have gone through and all I know is that I’m now back to Frankfurt, one of my homes, my lovely home. In these 8 months in a business school with people form that side of the society I almost didn’t know existed and I really don’t belong to, I learned not to stop at the front page of a person. I remember calling at home after the orientation day and been asked "did you make any friends?" and I almost went in to panic I started talking to my family about how hard it looked to approach someone and how everyone was wearing big brands, how ridicule different I was feeling from the people in the school. Out all those people that looked extremely wealthy, with no problems to spend £50 for dinner, I looked for the most normal ones (with my concept of normality) so that I could spend my time with my schoolmates in the most enjoyable ways. I
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Rome in a Weekend

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My boyfriend and I make a deal, since I ’ m taking a master in London and we lived in Frankfurt (Germany) we try to see each other at least once every 3 weeks. Because of this, our Christmas gift was a weekend in Rome in January. Being myself Italian, I couldn ’ t wait to show the best places of Rome to my French boyfriend. Arrival day Arrived on Friday night, we took an amazing pizza in one of those little restaurants behind the corner of a small streets, with just Italians inside. The pizza was amazing Then we took a nice walk and our Bed and Breakfast was near the Vatican and we had the pleasure to see Saint Peter almost empty. It was so majestic. I couldn ’ t stop admiring it. Day 1 Morning Since we were so close to the Vatican, we decided to take a real tour of it. We visited the Sistine chapel, the Cupola enjoying the amazing view and the basilica. It is a very recommended tour, we spent € 8 for the Sistine chapel, Vatican museums and gardens; € 6
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How to be a broke student in London

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London is for definition an expensive city! This said, all your money will go to your rent and the public transportation, so I will tell now how I live well in London even being most of the time broke. EATING Lunch Of course eating at home of cooking and bringing your food to school is always the cheapest idea, but if you are a student, most of the time you have no time for cooking, so I normally take the meal deal from the supermarket (there is one near my university) which normally includes one sandwich or salad, plus a snack (I like to take fruit or carrots but you can even find chips and cookies) and a drink, from juice to water, to coke. For about £ 3,00 My other best option is Subway, for a bit more than £ 3,00 I can get half sub and I get water and drinks in school, or I buy some fruit and take one piece every day in my bag. Dinner out with friends Push your friends to eat Asian food, that ’ s the one I like the most and normally has the best r
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La città eterna - Rome

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Rome, our Christmas gift! My mom keeps saying there aren’t traditional gifts anymore. It is true, the gifts me and my boyfriend exchange are normally in somehow “experiences”. A ticket to a water park, a trip to a new city, the ticket to a musical. Our Christmas gift was something we both enjoyed. One weekend in Rome, we went to Paris in November and since I am Italian I was more than happy to show Rome in January to my special one. Going with him to Rome led me see the city in a different light, much more romantic than the tipical museums and monuments trip. I discovered my boyfriend a person who’s incredibly interested in art and history. We had amazing time, great food, great weather (20° Celsius) and amazing sunsets. The best mix for a quick catch-up of our long-distance relationship, it was one of our planned trips to make the separations easier and it definitely worked. Here are some pictures, what are your favourite spots in Rome?
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Paris l'Amour

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Before I even knew I was going to start a Master in London last September. Me and my boyfriend bought two tickets to watch a friendly rugby game between France and New Zealand in Paris. It would have been my first time in Paris since when I was 4 and going with my French boyfriend was making this experience even more special. Not many people go to Paris with their boyfriend to watch a rugby game but it was just an excuse to take a trip and it fully fit in our  meeting plan since we were living in different countries. I got to see the best monuments and on top of it, kiss my boyfriend under the tour Eiffel, watch my first rugby game, be for the first time in a big stadium, watch the All Blacks playing amazingly and performing the Haka. What I totally loved of Paris is summarized in a few pictures but feelings were much bigger than what pictures can describe.  Have you been in Paris? How long was your trip? What was your favourite place? 
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