Well I guess today I am officially a "Blogger"... and if there is anyone still left on the planet I HAVE NOT yet told... Saturday, I will begin my 5 week dream trip to Italy. I have decided there was no better time than the present to take the plunge and embark on an opportunity of a lifetime. I will be going from Rome to Sicily and everywhere in between, ALONE, with no expectations or agenda (okay, I am going to try not to have any). I am extremely lucky and fortunate for the plans and accommodations I have made, which allows me some much needed comfort in a world of the “unknown”.
For those who know me, even a little, know it will not be an easy adjustment for me to trade-in my “to-do lists”, high-energy lifestyle, total control mentality, and of course, my workout routines, for a more laid back, slower pace, easy going, romantic standard of living. However, I am going to do my best and be open to trying new things (including food), stop thinking too much, and give into things that I cannot control; to whole-heartedly immerse myself in a culture I love and just BE a part of it (with no compromise or distraction from my purpose). My only “plan” is to embrace the unexpected and go with whatever comes my way.
So let the countdown begin… and follow me as I broadcast what I believe will be the very entertaining, far from inactive, life I will be living in Italia. I like to think most people want to live vicariously through the nutty and amusing antics that is my daily life in a foreign country (at the very least, for a good laugh and the occasional eye-roll).
I hope my blog provides my “followers” some entertainment, big smiles (and maybe a tiny bit of envy). And well for my very amazing, but worrier of a SICILIAN father, reassurance in my ability to travel alone and that I am OK!
Enjoy Bellas,
Ali
For those who know me, even a little, know it will not be an easy adjustment for me to trade-in my “to-do lists”, high-energy lifestyle, total control mentality, and of course, my workout routines, for a more laid back, slower pace, easy going, romantic standard of living. However, I am going to do my best and be open to trying new things (including food), stop thinking too much, and give into things that I cannot control; to whole-heartedly immerse myself in a culture I love and just BE a part of it (with no compromise or distraction from my purpose). My only “plan” is to embrace the unexpected and go with whatever comes my way.
So let the countdown begin… and follow me as I broadcast what I believe will be the very entertaining, far from inactive, life I will be living in Italia. I like to think most people want to live vicariously through the nutty and amusing antics that is my daily life in a foreign country (at the very least, for a good laugh and the occasional eye-roll).
I hope my blog provides my “followers” some entertainment, big smiles (and maybe a tiny bit of envy). And well for my very amazing, but worrier of a SICILIAN father, reassurance in my ability to travel alone and that I am OK!
Enjoy Bellas,
Ali
