Last weekend in Italy 🙁 Nailin, Erica and I went rowing. Little did we know a storm was forming behind us that we would eventually have to paddle so fast to escape before the lightning and thunder started. Sunday the weather cleared up and we went to explore a little...

Only one week left in Sardinia but has been surreal that my "work day" consists of taking Matilde to the sea and playing with her and then for a Gelato. Such beautiful view from the balcony. Matilde and I often sit on the couches outside and play card games while the...

Last week in Rome after an unbelievable 2 months. A consistent  temperature of 35 degrees or higher from 9 am - 10pm with it then dropping to 28 degrees in the night. Alex and I went rowing in a boat along the Villa Borghese Gardens... we switched positions for the...

As my last week in Rome was coming to an end I thought it was necessary to book a few tours and become a full on tourist. So I took a 40 min bus ride to a different country...the Vatican! I had a 3 hour tour of the Museums and Galleries in the Vatican, The Sistine...

Alex's family was staying in Porto Ercole all of July so I decided to go spend a weekend in the apartment she has. The following weekend my family decided to go visit as well so we all went again. Alex's apartment overlooks a port called Porto Ercole, it was just over...

14th - 16th +  22nd - 23rd of June Our weekends are filled with lots of singing dancing and eating. We found the perfect place which was markets along the water before you enter Trastevere which is where the night life is. Lots of restaurants as well as clothing...

4th of June   Alex and I went to see the Pantheon We learnt the hole in the roof of the Pantheon is called the eye of the Pantheon ( or the oculus) and it is the only source of light into the Pantheon. Its purpose is so when people pray the prayers go  directly to the...

1st of June   It was my first weekend in Italy and Alex and I planned to catch the 6:15am train to Florence, we had booked the slow train and it was cheaper which was due to take 3.5 hours to get to Florence. Unfortunately, both Alex and my bus cancelled and by the...

28th of May- 11th of June   I arrived on the 28th of May, so it has officially been 3 weeks in Rome! It took a few days to overcome the jet lag and adjust to the sun not setting until 9 - 9:30pm but I am loving it so far. I am here for 3 months as an au pair for a...