Answering your questions about my move overseas
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2020
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I like that you point out how lucky you are with everything and elaborating on that. A lot of people just pretend like yea cool you should def move out of the country once in your life regardless how your situation is.
Yeah, I feel like that type of sentiment is really ignorant to others situations, not everyone is able to do these types of things (especially on a whim) and it's rlly thoughtless to be like "omg everyone needs to spend a year abroad in their lifetime"
i guess im asking the wrong place but does anybody know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me.
You could always teach english over zoom during lockdown! Or do a TEFL course to give you the credits for it
Good
You should be living the dream life. I stayed in Holland during the nineties. I wrote a novel afterwards.
This is so cool 👀
honestly, i never even considered that in some countries you can't travel to other cities within one hour. where i live in switzerland i can reach at least four big cities within an hour travel by car
Yeah same here. I mean I live in the Netherlands and it's almost impossible to drive for 20 min without passing some sort of town
Same! I live in Germany and where I live, I could even be in a completely different country within 1 hour.. that's a really lucky situation
You should get out more dude.
lol in australia you could drive one hour and still be in the same city. to get from sydney to melbourne is easily a 10 hour drive (even longer depending on traffic).
@@jf5419 You could drive 2 hours and still be in Sydney with traffic
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you, I hope it turns out well!
Good for you! You seem much happier and I hope everything works out.
If anyone's wondering about more specific numbers for finances, altho mine was different countries I moved from the UK to Aus to train as a psych and it cost me about £4,000 just to get out here and get started. This included costs for: visa, flights, my psych application, hostels when I arrived (and emergency airbnbs as there were delays with finding an apartment), and buying a £500 car once i realised the public transport in this town was non existent. The visas were actually the cheapest part (less than £500 in total for 2 visas as I changed from a working holiday to training visa which was more suited to what I was doing). My psych stuff cost around £800 so subtract that if you're not looking at a job that needs registration/applications. Definitely second the advice about saving waaaay more than you think you need - so many unexpected costs will come up. I saved up gradually over a couple years then lived with family for 6 months before where rent/bills were cheap and I could save a lot in a short space of time.
The US literally preys on its own citizens. I have 150,000 dollars worth of student debt. So here, you can pay your loans back based on your income. This means if you have 0 income or meager income, you may not need to pay it back. However, it will still stay on your credit ( student loan debt doesn't fall off as other debt would over time). This also means you will be denied credit and loans for other things or have to pay a higher interest rate due to your debt-to-income ratio. Kids, Don't just jump into university right after high school if you aren't sure what you want to do. It will just end up costing you way too much and putting you behind your peers. Signed, an ex-teacher.
It's how America keeps the poor man poor. I went to a trade school which has it's benefits and it's downfalls, but I'm happy I went. A lot of my friends owe so much in student debt and will probably be paying it off til the retire.
Wait student loan debt doesbn't fall off in the US? That's messed up. I live in in the UK and it eventually gets written off.
@@Nanancay Nope. In America it's usually thing that are considered a hard inquiry that fall off you credit. Hard inquiry being opening a credit card account, renting/leasing apartments/housing and medical bills. If you close accounts it'll improve your credit majorly. But the thing is in order to have a "credit score" you need to open an account such as student loans or a credit card. For it you don't do that you're considered a 0 or as some put it
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What about community college? Isn’t that cheaper and still seen as a valuable degree (from what I’ve been told)?
I did that mistake, going to university without knowing why. However I live in switzerland and it only costed me arou d 1'500 USD for a year but it still bothers me to have thrown away my money and time like this.
I cant imagine being in debt bc of school. The US really has a shitty education system.
I'm glad you're recognizing your privilege, many of us wish we had that kind of opportunities. Please note I'm not disregarding the hardships you've gone through, I'm actually happy for you!
Got it so, save money and have italian boyfriend. Now how can I explain this to my husband...
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You don't have to. Just dump him and hook up with someone who's from italy
Wish you all the best during your stay Lily💗
when you were all of a sudden wearing a different sweater I had to do a whole ass double take bc I wasn't expecting it lmaooo but anyways moving to another country really sounds like sooo much work and so stressful oof....but truly a huge props to you for going after it queen!
We love a mid-video costume change
Thankyouu 🧡
Yayyy my question was thereeee ♡♡♡ sooooo happy for you lilyyy
Thank you so much for this video and the given insight! Sometimes influencers do these big moves and portray as perfect and easy when it's really not hahaha I moved from Brazil to Germany and the bureocracy and money involved was definitely overwhelming
luv u
Omg, girl i remember watching u reviewing books and i lost your channel when i changed laptops a year ago. So happy to find u again and to know that wee are in the same continent !!!
The insight is appreciated.
I'm from the UK and I live in Prague, moved here right before the Covid lockdown, I've been working for a few language schools teaching English, highly recommend! I did a TEFL course in January, mostly been using Zoom for lessons. Love your videos!
Thankyou!! 😁
Thank you so so much for sharing this with us 🥰🥰🥰🥰 you are motivating me to work towards my dream
I also moved to Italy, but I moved here a week ago. I came to Lazio as a foreign exchange student. I am vloging my life too here in Italy.
Great and interesting Q&A :) Especially because I would love to move overseas eventually
It's great to hear you're liking the Italian lifestyle :) It's a shame your first visit had to be during these crazy times and you can't see more of the country yet, but I'm sure when lockdown is over you'll be able to make up for it and practice your new Italian speaking skills in many cities :D
I feel like mother tongue English teachers have always been sought-after over here (I know there have been times when I could have killed for one) so I think teaching is a very smart thing to do.
Best of luck with everything! I'm sure before you know it you'll be starting a booktube channel in Italian ;)
Yeah the lockdown is a shame, but was expecting it tbh so i'm not too bummed out about it. I've also heard from lots of people here that native english speakers are really sought out as well which is good news for me 😁😁
I'm moving to Italy on monday. I found that the only way I could come right now was advanced language study visa. I hope you have a good time learning the language. If you want a study buddy or want to hear the tips ive learned I'd be happy to share.
This was so awesome to learn about! I hadn’t realised your bf was Italian and that would definitely help in this situation haha
Inspirational.
Dang, I was so ready for like a 45 minute* video. lol I guess 11 minutes with Lily is better than none.
Hello! 🥰 I'm a small booktuber from Melbourne, Australia and I've been following you for what feels like a long time now 🦋I'm glad to hear you got to Italy safely and am excited for you to have this new chapter filled with growth. I was wondering if you've ever read the Percy Jackson series because I could not recommend it enough !!! I think you'd really enjoy it especially if you are interested in greek mythology.
Just a few quick things, while I completely agree with your points you raise regarding univerisity, HECS debt does accrue interest. If you log into your mygov account and connect the ATO account to it, you can check your HECS debt amount and every June interest may be charaged (it does depend on what year you signed up for HECS). So you could be in the position, like myself, of not earning enough to pay off the HECS debt but your HECS debt could be increasing by 2% every financial year.
Girl! I literally have done the exact same thing. I moved to Italy from Australia one month ago on the WHV too to live with my Italian boyfriend in Milan. So weird, it's like watching my own story through you ahaha. So happy for you, and I wish you all the best :)
Wtf that's actually crazy haha, good on you & all the best in Italy 😁
I'm an Australian and I'm about to enter uni but I'm also really interested in living in Italy so this was really interesting thanks!
It kind of makes me want to see your LinkedIn profile right now, lol
Wishing you and your BF the best of luck. Stay safe out there.
i wish i was as brave as you are!! buy my trauma of losing all again doesnt let me move forward
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Love Lily's wisdom :) xD
well u look happier, congrats
So that means you’re temporarily staying in Italy? What would you do if your working visa expires?
Oddio!!! Sei in Italia??? Benvenuta
People really underestimate how big Australia is. It's probably because on typical maps it's so small but it's actually a bit smaller than the size of the US.
Lol "Richmond to Nunawading" 😂
Always enjoying your content. Me one day will upload a video about how I move from Korea to Canada like your story xD
I hope Canada is treating you well! Welcome!
@@assholebyginger Thank you
THAT RICHMOND TO NUNAWADING COMMENT KILLED ME
Thanks for your information Lily. Now we are waiting for Italy coronavirus cases to go down before we plan on applying for an exemption from Australia to go live in Italy for a year. I believe being married to an Italian citizen, I would not need a visa to leave Australia and relocate in Italy. Good luck you are a beautiful gorgeous girl. You seem really happy there even with the situation in Italy. You have your whole life ahead of you. I'm sure you will do well.
Thank you so much !!! Good luck with your future move, i hope it goes smoothly for you 😊
You Can teach english on italki and you will ajust your agenda depending on your free time
Have you considered putting money into a savings account? That way you'll have money that is earning some kind of interest and it would be something that you absolutely NOT touch unless it's an emergency. So an emergency fund gaining interest
The rates are rubbish right now, like less than 1% so you won't be making much. That being said, you can get everyday banking accounts that incur interest which I imagine she already has as they are no fee. Really sucks that hoarding funds in an account no longer makes the big bucks it did a few years ago :(
I believe katesbookdate (a booktube channel, but does author stuff & freelance stuff too) used to teach English online to Chinese kids and it was all online. Probably in a Q&A of hers has the details of the website/company she did it for. I'm sure there'd be ways for you to teach English online. :)
Me at midnight receiving the notification: 👁️👄👁️. 😍
For someone trying to learn Italian can you please make a video on tips and tricks? Do I watch Italian shows with or without subtitles also?o
Not just first world countries, but commonwealth countries have very good reputations and have more options to choose from as well! Italy’s working holiday is strange but I think it’s because they aren’t commonwealth. Generally the WH visas between commonwealths are 2 years and you need to be between 18 and 30.
And yes we are so lucky to be from commonwealth countries!
I’m so thankful that as a Canadian I am able to look forward and say I want to move abroad next year and have that be an option for me.
Killin it
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Does the exemption thing work both ways if you want to enter Australia for more than 3 months or is it only for leaving?
At the moment I’m pretty sure it’s only for leaving - the federal government is being pretty strict on who can and can’t enter and the reasons for that. A lot of it will depend on the country you’re coming from and your purpose of visit, but it might vary a little from state to state as of next year?
That’s the official stance at the moment: www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-international-travellers
Kiarah thank you! Hoping the borders will open to international travellers next year 🤞
No problem! Fingers are definitely crossed 🤞🏼🤞🏼
No questions, since it's 23:34 just buonanotte :D
Hi, I am moving to the U.K. in December and I was curious how are you dealing with a culture shock?
I guess i'm not experiencing it too badly, mainly since i haven't really experienced Italy properly yet (from the lockdown) but also, i had been here for a month in 2019, and have lived with an Italian for the past year so i already kind of knew what to expect when i arrived.
Nice video. I'm glad your doing whatever pleases you. I hope you find whatever careerpath you may be looking for.
Lily ,have you seen Sicily since you've been there?
What the fudge... I should have went to college in Australia! Ya girl is struggling here! You guys are really lucky over there! 🥰
University is free in Europe and if you're from the US or anywhere else its accessible to you :) Public Universities look into it if you're interested. I hate seeing Americans get into debt as an Australian when there's so many other options.
@@fr0stmourn3 I wish I knew this when I was in high school!
Lily can I ask you if it was difficult applying for the exemption online and did you need to show many documents to prove you were staying in Italy for longer than 3 months? Also how long after you submitted the application did you receive the email for the approval?
It wasn't difficult to apply online they make it really simple and straightforward. You do need to provide documents to show your ability to remain out of the country for over 3 months. Usually with these type of applications they get granted extremely fast if all the info is there. Mine was approved in 13 minutes.
However for people applying to leave for less than 3 months and under one of the other categories, it usually takes much longer (a few days?)
God I felt that travel in Melbourne bit too hardd. Don’t even talk to me abt living in Pakenham and trying to go to uni / get a job in the city.
And you HAVE to use public transport because driving in the city is absolute hell and there no parking anywhere, so now I’m jealous
omg the *truth* in this comment lol
Also it's good that melb has amazing public transport for this reason. Bc in Italy the busses & trains never arrive on time, & sometimes they don't arrive at all.. It's a whole mess
What program were you in your university if I may ask? because I am in the same position as you, failing uni and I hate my job...;(
Its called Hex in Victoria Australia
@@jackieelizabeth8614 what ia that
What's the cost of living difference from Melbourne to Italy's?
ALSO, LOVE SEEING YOU HAPPY LILY!!
The cost of living is much cheaper in Italy as far as i've seen. A bottle of water from a corner store is around €1 and in Melb it would cost like $4 😳 These prices are pretty much the same for a cup of coffee as well
@@LilyCReads10 omg really??? I also heard they have stricter water regulations (compared to America anyway) so it's better to drink from there. Are there also those old water fountains where you're from?
Not sure if you know this but you can Google "Numbeo cost of living" (Numbeo is rhe site name) and it will allow you to compare cost of living between two cities.
Im european and Ive talked to australian people and in italy, spain and greece (even though they are different) cost of living is "cheaper" generally because salaries are lower than australian ones ! (This is a generalisation ofc)
@@LilyCReads10 that's crazy, I live in the UK n a bottle of water is usually around £1 -£1.50
How long are you planning/wanting to stay in Italy for?
My visa lasts 1 year, so the plan is to return to Aus after that :)
@@LilyCReads10 Not sure if it's prying too much, but would Matteo be returning with you? I guess I'm curious if you're considering this as more of a "gap year" to figure out what you want to do.
@@checksanity Yep, we will return to melb together after this year :)
Are you planning on permanently living in Italy or just a year?
Just for a year 😊 I'll be going back to AUS after
@@LilyCReads10 what about your bf? Does he normally live in australia as well?
Hi Lily you are wih the working holiday and Im going to aplly for the same visa but for Australia ❤️❤️❤️ what are the most iconic places that I should visit?
Definitely visit Queensland and Sydney! There’s so much to do.
Even Melbourne!
But with covid at the moment it’s a little bit stricter on doing things
My fiancé is German and I am hoping to drop out of university and move to Germany. I am so lucky that at the age of 17 I decided to open a savings account and save up for nothing in particular, and now I'm so glad I did! Unfortunately I can't do the working holiday visa as I'm from the UK and that's not an option for me (and annoyingly Brexit means I can't just pack and leave). Should I just say fuck it like you and move?
The best of italy is his music, Italy has the most talented singers in the world, Listen this singers can help you to learn italian (Francesca Michielin, Emma, Fragola, Ultimo, Mengoni ).
You could work as model in fashion industry or business congress or stand hostess during industrial trade shows in Milan fair....when the pandemic will end obviously
Watching Philippines....
I failed university and joined the military. After my service in the military I returned to the university and graduated with honors. My time the military (which I enjoyed) helped me to clarify my goals in life. I hope this change will do the same thing for you.
Thats amazing, good on you!! I hope so as well 😊
Omg the ending is so true. I'm an Aussie from Perth who moved to Amsterdam last year. If you drive an hour from here, you're across the border in Germany. In Perth if you drive an hour you're still in fucking Perth. Shits fucked omg
But I don't get it, it's so hard to have a working visa if you aren't from the EU how did you get to live in Italy so easy? Are you going to freelance? Because the holiday visa is not permanent
Italy has a working holiday agreement with a handful of countries outside of the EU, Aus being one of them, that's how i got it. I'm also not planning on living here permanently, just for the year
@@LilyCReads10 ahh okay, the confusion stemmed from how long I thought you'd stay in Italy. I understood Aus has an agreement for work holiday visas with Italy, but I thought you wanted to stay in Italy for good and I was thinking that would be difficult with only a work holiday visa haha
@@eriktm6163 Yeah it would be impossible with a working holiday visa haha. Also since it's a visa you can only apply for once
@@LilyCReads10 well still, at least you can do the work holiday visa 😂 i'm from Spain and my girlfriend is from the USA so she couldn't do it unfortunately, but she comes to Spain 3 months of the year and I go to the US during the summer. It seems the only option we have is to get married after we graduate to live in the same country without visa restrictions. I understand the struggle 😂
Not sure if your youtube channel is monetized, but does that count as work for your Visa? I'm curious how remote work is considered. Also, I'm not sure if I missed it, but have you said what your full-time job was or what industry it was that you were no longer interested in?
They only count jobs with employers in Italy, anything else like freelancing ect. doesn't count for the visa's working limitations. Also I was working in construction back in Melb :)
Come to South Tyrol girl.. it is the northernmost part of italy and such a nice please with mountains etc.
Would be cool to meet ya✨
Can you make a video on your progress in studying Italian?
I actually would love to make a video on this sometime soon ☺️
First time I'm the first one lol
Discovered this video because you read Harry Potter two years ago lol
As someone who did what Lily did, you should consider seriously what kind of person you are and weather you bare to live away from family and friends. If your relationship ends you will be very alone in a foreign land, no matter how many people you meet there. And you have to be okay with that. In hindsight I regret moving to the specific country because my boyfriend lived there and would not recommend to anyone. Move if you are single- it will be better.
Denial is not just a river.
I did the same thing two months ago, but from Australia to The Netherlands. I find the why questions are so annoying
lol, my boyfriend is German and i am trying to learn German
I here on a working holiday visa too aha
Italy is a first world country!
She didn't claim otherwise. She said that Australia is a first world country, which means that due to being from there, she's more welcome in other countries than she would be if she weren't from a first world country.
Hey aspirante persona italiana. Puoi stare con me se mai verrai nel Regno Unito. I am joking of course and you don't have to answer this...!🤔😃
Tl;dr - Oz has a working holiday visa arrangement with Italy. If you don’t have an Oz passport this video isn’t for you.
i wanna move to italy, but ... like i'm black so-
Hey, an italian here.... I don' t know your thoughts but in Italy people don't care about your skin colour. One of my dearest friends is black and he has been living in Milan for 15 years
@Marco Chiacchiari trovami uno stato che accoglie migliaia di clandestini all'anno e concede loro asilo politico senza restrizioni come l'Italia e forse meriterai un' altra risposta da me
I wonder what makes you think being Black would be a problem in Italy? If you're from the US, you'd even get rid of all the institutional anti-Black racism.
first Aha
Noooo
None of the questions I had were in this video. The title is a lie. Report.
What were your questions?
There's a part of me that hates how she's from Australia (one of the most difficult countries to go for anybody isn't rich ) and just out of nowhere decides to go to Italy for fun and doesn't even work
What's wrong with Italy... Literally everybody's dream destination
glad you acknowledged your privilege because the "i'm not privileged because i have a full time job" thing you said in your last video was extremely ignorant
where i was born (and the job opportunities that come with that) and the ability to travel are undeniable privileges, so i did want to recognise that.
Though in my last video i was responding the ppl calling me 'spoilt and rich' assuming i came from a wealthy background to be able to move the way i did. I never claimed to not be privileged in my last video, but i did clarify that i worked for everything i have.