How I'm Planning to Move to Italy 🇮🇹
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- I'm moving to Italy! 🇮🇹 In this video, I'm sharing some tips on how to move to Italy (or just how to move abroad in general). First off I'll share what Italian city I'm going to study in! I'm super excited for this HUGE step in my Italian language journey. Later in the video, I walk you through the process of getting a student visa, what's needed, and how to prepare for your visa appointment. Finally, I share my timeline of preparing for my move as well as some budgeting to keep in mind before moving abroad. Moving to another country requires a lot of planning and dedication, but I absolutely cannot wait for this new adventure in 2022.
As mentioned in the video, please comment below any recommendations you have for me for housing, good neighborhoods, or where to find apartments. Any help is greatly appreciated!
0:00 - 1:06 Intro
1:07 - 1:43 What City Am I Studying In?!
1:44 - 9:11 The Student Visa Process
9:12 - 15:24 Planning Your Move (Timeline)
15:25 - 19:00 Budgeting For Your Move
19:01 - 21:28 Recap + Final Tips
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Oh my God! Congratulations! I love the timing of this video - I'm currently studying in Verona and today was my Italian A2 exam. The speaking part specifically terrified me but I did it and I passed! I'm so happy for you and I'm also excited and hoping to visit Bologna very soon! I've heard so many great things about it!
Ooh Verona seems beautiful! So happy to hear you passed - great job! I hope you enjoy bologna!
Heyy !! Im also planning to go study italian in italy and verona seems an option can you please tell me if you like it so far ?
When I was younger I also moved to another country: I still remember the excitement and the doubts and the waiting and all the possible emotions known to man I felt the days before arriving.
Buona fortuna, spero riuscirai ad ambientarti in Italia e che ti divertirai il più possibile.
Yeah it's so exciting and scary, but I can't wait!
omg I'm so happy for you!!! 💗💗 found your channel only today and now these amazing news! 🥰
Aww thank you so much! Happy you found me!
I'm so proud of you Shea! Bon voyage ! 💜
Thank you so so much for your support always!
This is awesome Shea! I hope you enjoy your trip so much. I love the way you studied Italian and always motivated us to learn new languages, so you deserve it! I'm still in the journey of learning english and your videos helped me a lot, congratulations for your progress!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate this comment. Best of luck with your English journey!
i am so happy for you!!!! this is so exciting and i hope everything goes really well for you. this video inspires me a lot 🥺 brb packing my stuff to move to italy too
Awww thank you!! I’m so excited to share my adventures. Haha can’t wait until I’m packing and on my way there!!
A productive and beautiful person🌹
You make my day
congrats!! i just started learning italian bc of your videos. this is so great im so happy for you!!
Aww I love to hear that! Thank you so much and good luck with your studies!
So glad to hear you'll finally move to ITALY ! Work hard always pays off !
Good luck !
Yes definitely! I still have a lot of work ahead of me to make sure all the plans are worked out, but I can't wait until I'm on the plane to Italy!
Ahh that is so exciting!! I live right next to Bologna! I am so happy for you
Yay! I’m excited to visit surrounding towns as well!
Thank you Shea
Wooo! So excited to have you over here 🥂 Hope to catch you in Bologna some day!
Yes! Your info and guide have been SUPER helpful! And also your page inspires me all the time!
OMG I’m so proud of you!!!! 💥
Thank you!!!
Congrats! I visited Bologna (and Venice) last September and I really loved it. I have been to Venice many times before, but this was my first time in Bologna and it's such an amazing city. However Venice will be my all time favoutire Italian city
Amazing! I've never been to Bologna but I went to Venice and it truly is like a fairytale! So happy to hear that you enjoyed Bologna. I really am SO excited to go and make videos there as well!
i cannot tell you how happy i am for you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Awww thank you SO much! I really do appreciate it! It's so nice seeing all this support from people who have been watching my journey!
Wow... Congrats! I'm so happy for you. Actually I found your videos a couple days before and I'm already in love with your content.☺🤩 you're such a smart girl. ALL THE BEST for your future~~♡ 😘🥰💖💗🌈☺
Thank you so much!! That's so nice to hear! You're so sweet!
Sono contentissima per te!!💕
Grazie mille Gianna! 💕🎉
Bologna is such a beautiful city! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here! 💖💖 Good luck!!! ^^
Thanks so much!
Waow I’m so proud of you Shea.I’m so happy for you.Congrats! I hope me too go İtaly. Bologna is so beautiful city. 🥺💖🐣🍋💛🇮🇹
Thank you! I’m so excited to see beautiful Bologna!
Am I the only one thinking of Bologna the sandwich meat? (cue the 1970s song: "cause Oscar Mayer has a way with B.O.L.O.G.N.A" lol ). On a real note, YAY CONGRATS! I'd been watching you for a couple years now and that's so awesome that you're finally getting to pursue you language goal of studying in Italy! Your language learning videos always inspire me to pursue my language learning endeavours! Yay!!! :)
Hahaha yes Bologna is actually the home of whats known as “mortadella” which somehow turned what we call “boloneee” 😂 thanks so much for watching me for a while! I’m so happy to share this news with everyone and I can’t wait to show you all my life in Bologna!
That’s so awesome!! If your still there in 2023 let all of us know. I’m going there myself.
Awesome! I'm hoping to stay longer but we will see!
These were good tips and reminded me of when I prepared to study abroad in Scotland for a year. When you pull this off you deserve a marble statue of yourself in downtown LA in true Italian fashion. ;)
Hahaha thank you 😂 yeah it’s quite the process
AH BAE IM SO PROUD!! I usually stay the summers in Milan with my cousins and grandparents but I would love love love to live there
aww thank you! I've actually never been to Milan but that's awesome that you go there in the summer!
I've been at Bologna in 2020 and it's such an amazing city!! Enjoy your time there =)
Yay! Thank you!
I did my undergrad in Bologna, best place for studies! Then I moved to Florence, now I'm in the U.K and in spring I will go back to Florence! If I am in Florence during the summer and you will pass by we can definitely catch up and grab a coffee together! xx
Yes I’m definitely happy to meet up with people abroad! Florence is an amazing city, I’d love to visit there again as well!
@@SheaJordan Perfect, I will continue watching your videos then once we are both in Italy and settled, during your 6 months we can meet up :) I should also arrive around May or June. My mum lives there. xx
Congratulations Shea!! I am so happy for you. Your channel definitely helped me to study Spanish. I went to Mexico in September on a Spanish language group retreat! These wonderful things are possible!
That's awesome, I'm happy you got to go to Mexico! And yes, those are all good tips, I will definitely do that before I go.
How does one go on a language group retreat? Is there one for French??
I was in Milan 2020 😂😊 Italy is a beautiful country and people are humble and more social than north Europeans. Looking great Shea ! All the best :)
Awesome! I'm so happy to hear that and can't wait!
I'm English and live in Bologna - and just before you announced your destination, I had a feeling you were going to say Bologna! You will love it!
Hahaha yeah it really seems like a great city for young students like me! I’m super excited!
Bologna is great! I travelled there last summer and I loved it a lot. It's also not THAT big, we did every single thing by foot
Yay! So happy to hear that. I’ve heard such great things about Bologna
Yeah!! way to follow your Dreams!!!, maybe little Ellie can come see you there
Awww thanks! Yeah I’d love for family to come visit! I’m so excited 🎉
how exciting!! can you do vlogs when you are there? I would love to see the difference between living in LA and living in Italy.
Of course! I can’t wait to make videos over there 🎉
Bravissima, complimenti! Se avrai l'occasione, visita Lucca!
Inoltre, come zona, Borgo Panigale è molto carina e non è troppo distante dal centro. C'è anche la stazione, connessa con Bologna Centrale. In bocca al lupo Shea, aspetto video dall'italia! Mi raccomando la mortadella!
When I did my year abroad in Madrid i used uniplaces to find accommodation and I think they are all around Europe, it's maybe a little more expensive because you go through a platform but I think the uniplaces people go and verify the apartment so you know you are actually getting what you're promised (this was like 5 years ago though) good luck! 😊💖
I should add that I found my one bed apartment on there, so they cater to those who want to live as a couple/alone :)
Amazing, thank you for this. I’ll look into it!
Wow, congratulations. I'm also planning to go to Italy this year (Sept-Oct). I'm planning to take intensive classes for 3-4weeks (wish I could go for 6 months, but I can't b/work). Anyway, we'll be looking forward to your journey.
That's still amazing! 3-4 weeks will be great. I will be leaving my job but I also do some freelance/remote work as well which will help fund my stay. But even taking intensive classes for a few weeks will be super great for your studies! September - October also seems like a nice time to visit Italy!
How do you register for a class ?? Id like to do this to learn french when I am ready but I have no idea how id study aboard?
Wow!!! So amazing!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I live in tuscany and I went to Bologna some years ago! It's a beautiful city!!! So much students and nice people! I really hope you enjoy your journey! Just one question because I didn't get it: are you going to leave your job definitively? 🤔 can't wait to see your italian videos!!!👍🏻😘
Thanks so much! And yes I will be leaving my job so I can focus on studying :)
Gracias, God bless you.
If you ever come to Milan I will be happy to show you around as an (italian) american myself 😊
Cool! I’ve never been but would love to see Milan!
What will you be studying in Italy? SO HAPPY FOR YOU CONGRATULATIONS AND HAVE FUN EVERY SINGLE DAY 💗
Awww thanks so much! I’ll be studying Italian so I can hopefully become fluent!
I will be studying in Roma in february. I got my D visa a few days ago finally and just in 3 days hahah. I just finished the steps you described and it's so weird right now. Unfortunately I haven't found a place to stay yet :( I'm very excited for myself and for you too. Good luck!!
Amazing!!! So excited for you and happy to hear it came back quick. I hope both of us can find great places to stay. I LOVED Rome, you will have a wonderful time there.
@@SheaJordan Oh thank you!!
So happy for you! Italy is waiting to welcome you! Also Bologna is a beautiful city for students 💕
Thanks so much! I’ve heard so many great things about it and I’m super excited ☺️
Ciao Shea, Bologna è una bellissima città! Sono sicura che ti piacerà e che sarà un'esperienza fantastica! 😍 In bocca al lupo 🍀
PS. se ne avrai la possibilità, noleggia una macchina e vai alla scoperta dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano e delle Marche
What part of Italy?
I defiantly recommend Ostuni it’s a beautiful place always sunny everyone’s so nice there!!
You’re very organized person, good luck in Italy 😉
Thank you!
@@SheaJordan you’re welcome
Wow! Congrats 🤗 Are you planning to stay for longer period in Italy?
Hopefully! At least 6 months for now but I hope to extend ☺️
how exciting! are you going to be studying italian for your course? also no recommendations of neighborhoods unfortunately but on our family vacation a few years ago we drove through bologna and it was beautiful and the people were very nice!
Yes, it’s just an Italian course so I can finally get past the B1 plateau! Happy to hear that the people were nice. Super excited to go!
@@SheaJordan ah very cool! im assuming you're gonna make videos about it cuz that would be great to see your experience with that!
You should get your codice fiscale as well, I’m going through this same process right now :)
Yeah I just started hearing about that but can’t quite figure out when or how to do that
Goodmorning 👍👌
Congrats! It's not the best time with everything is going on, but I hope you'll enjoy your stay.
Couple of suggestions:
1) Car market in Italy is totally different. I don't think it will be wise to buy one since there's a lot of paperwork and the used market is really stiff. Also there are some mandatory obligations such as insurance which applies just to the car itself, no to the person as in some US-states; mechanical revision which is targeted by the age of the vehicle; etc...
It will be much easier to rent one when you need it from popular rent-a-car services (Hertz, Avis, Europcar, you-name-it). SInce you're gonna stay in Bologna you can have access to car sharing (Enjoy) and Uber, but do not take them for granted wherever you're gonna go in Italy. Usually they're available only in the big cities
2) Covid related stuff 🤐 ... I'd rather not talk about it, but it is what it is. As of now you're gonna need a full vaccination (2 shots) to have access to all the facilities and shops. In the nearest future you're gonna need the 3rd shot as well. Hopefully with spring and summer the limitations will lessen, but be prepared to a full shock: as of now FFP2 masks are mandatory on public transportations, public events in open spaces, concert halls, cinemas & stadiums. Surgical masks are mandatory in open spaces and all the other shops. You can lift 'em in pubs and restaurants once you're sitted at your own table.
3) Quiet italian neighborhoods can still be considered noisy by american standards 🤣 Good luck with that
Thank you for these tips! I don’t plan on getting a car in Italy, I don’t want to worry about that. And as far as COVID, I have all 3 shots and actually what you described sounds exactly like what we do in LA (everywhere requires masks) so it won’t be any different. I actually prefer to wear masks and be safe, so that’s fine! And yeah I expect that cities will be noisy, I live in a city so I understand they won’t always be quiet but I didn’t know if some parts of Bologna were more residential and peaceful. Thanks for writing this all out!
@@SheaJordan Glad to hear that in LA it's the same as here in Italy. Talking with my colleagues in Georgia, that didn't seem to be the case
More than us italian being loud (we are indeed) the problem, so to say, is that in the cities many building are pretty damn old. That means thin walls, equals lot of noise.
For sure stay away from San Donato-San Vitale districts which are for undergraduates. I can't help you more since I live in MIlan 😅
AH. Last tip: I think you might need a translation to use your driving license. But I'm not 100% sure about it.
@@MetalMike87 Thank you! Yes, different states within the US have very different rules when it comes to COVID. I went back to Arizona for the holidays and basically no one wore masks anywhere, which was a huge shock for me coming from California. Thanks for the tip and I will be sure to stay away from those districts - that was the exact kind of tip I was looking for!
BCSP?
Come on over!!!
Yay! Can't wait! April can't come soon enough haha
@@SheaJordan I am in Bologna, it's an awesome place to be, but you will need a car to see the most unexplored and coolest stuff that you Americans don't know. For any tips feel free o hit me up! #MEOW
I really like Italy
It's an amazing place 😊🎉
@@SheaJordan WOW I want to go there
Welcome in italia
Thank you’
What about travel insurance?
I talked a little bit about insurance here and recently just bought it. It was about $80 for my entire 6 months and would be about $150 for the year
#unibo welcome you in bologna
Buona fortuna!
Grazie!
Are you moving to Italy??? 😢 I will miss you.Good luck God bless you.
For 6 months at least, maybe more. But I will still be making videos there! :)
In Italy you can get contact lenses without any prescription, just go to a pharmacy or optician shop.....
Whoa! That's cool
Sister is very beautiful and smart
How tall are you Shea? I'm quite short and to me you look like quite tall.
Haha I’m just under 5’10” or 177cm so yeah I’m pretty tall! 😄
@@SheaJordan Sorry for bothering you again Shea but i got another question? In another video you said you have italian ancestry from your mother side and you also said that you "don't look like an italian" Is it because your are white and blonde? I know that in the Us many people believe that italians are darker than white americans. Do you think is it true? I'm italian and i think that at least in the north ,italians are as white as the "average" white americans.
I love watching your videos are for me you are a huge inspirations because you managed to achieve two of my biggest dream: Mastering another language and working from home. Hopefully one day i can do it the same.
Continua così
Just tip for you about tech and laptops- in USA they are so cheap and almost for free, in EU they are much more expensive so better buy one there before you come here
Well I don’t know if $1000 is cheap, at least for the laptop I need to get for all my editing BUT if you say it’s more expensive in the EU than I’ll still buy mine in the US anyway before I leave. Thank you!
How is your boyfriend joining you? Is he also enrolling into the university??
He’s still trying to find his own study program to get a visa. Otherwise US citizens are able to stay up to 90 days in Italy without a visa 👍🏼
Looks more like "Im not comming back to USA" plan xd. Just kidding, enjoy your stay here in Italy. Ricordati, goditi la bella vita! :D
Hahaha I actually don’t plan on coming back very soon. I’m hoping to either extend my stay in Italy or travel around for a while after because yes I’m pretty much getting rid of everything here and leaving the US behind
Hi! Now it’s not a good moment to travel in Europe and Italy! Take a lot of FFP2 mask!! Enjoy your stay in Italy!! Ciaoo
I’ve been waiting for 2 years to go to Italy, and I kept delaying my trip hoping COVID would be over. COVID probably won’t be disappearing anytime soon unfortunately :/ I have the 3 vaccines and always wear masks wherever I go (inside and outside). I’m doing everything I can to be safe and will continue to be safe even while in Italy! 👍🏼
Ciao comistai
I live in Bologna I hope to meet you and marry you 😂
She has boyfriend
Good luck with 60% of taxes and the unlimited burocracy 🫶🏿 and yes I’m Italian and that the reason why I’m going to stay in USA 🇺🇸
Glad you found somewhere you enjoy living. I personally am so much happier living in Italy.