Booked the flight to Greece for 16 days for my honeymoon!!! My spirits are up!!! Now I can plan plan plan....
got my lonely planet and can't wait to devour it...
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
What the Hell am I Going to Do?
So many ideas... So many dreams... changing every day...
Teaching English was just my way of staying here but then I realized that I was getting positive feedback from others and could actually make quite a bit of dough! It kept me busy and kept me alive while I was living solo here in Italy. However, I knew there was something more exciting out there for me dealing with tourism, slow food www.slowfood.com, wineries, or doing something creative. And I found these opportunities, but I didn't have my permits to accept them.
To make a long story short : now that I basically have my permits, I have decided to let go of teaching and pursue some of my dreams. But now I am finding that I am getting nowhere and actually don't really know where to start. I got a contract from a tour guide agency here in langhe www.stiledivinotravel.com but I won't be able to make a lot of money and have to start from zero recruiting Americans. I know I can do it but it's going to take a lot of work first before I see any dollar bills in my account.
But then the thought crossed my mind. Maybe Americans don't really use agencies like they do here in Italy. I mean...I know that. So maybe it wuold be better just to put up my own Info Piedmont website or something? Or offer to write for Lonely Planet as an expert on the area. Americans use books and guides and websites to plan trips don't you think? For Piedmont there is nothing! This could be my chance...
But then again.. maybe this is another one of my crazy ideas that will come to no conclusion...while I am thinking of it though I might as well write some emails to Travel Guidebook Companies..
Teaching English was just my way of staying here but then I realized that I was getting positive feedback from others and could actually make quite a bit of dough! It kept me busy and kept me alive while I was living solo here in Italy. However, I knew there was something more exciting out there for me dealing with tourism, slow food www.slowfood.com, wineries, or doing something creative. And I found these opportunities, but I didn't have my permits to accept them.
To make a long story short : now that I basically have my permits, I have decided to let go of teaching and pursue some of my dreams. But now I am finding that I am getting nowhere and actually don't really know where to start. I got a contract from a tour guide agency here in langhe www.stiledivinotravel.com but I won't be able to make a lot of money and have to start from zero recruiting Americans. I know I can do it but it's going to take a lot of work first before I see any dollar bills in my account.
But then the thought crossed my mind. Maybe Americans don't really use agencies like they do here in Italy. I mean...I know that. So maybe it wuold be better just to put up my own Info Piedmont website or something? Or offer to write for Lonely Planet as an expert on the area. Americans use books and guides and websites to plan trips don't you think? For Piedmont there is nothing! This could be my chance...
But then again.. maybe this is another one of my crazy ideas that will come to no conclusion...while I am thinking of it though I might as well write some emails to Travel Guidebook Companies..
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Where to go?
I got my way. I convinced Claudio to go somewhere this weekend...I just can't figure out where...
I always have millions of places in my head but then when it's actually time to go...I can never think of any!
I always have millions of places in my head but then when it's actually time to go...I can never think of any!
Monday, July 19, 2010
The beginning of the middle
So I got tired writing my other blog about the fun stuff of food and wine and fun...
I want to express myself REALLY, my thoughts and my feelings with no barriers or ulterior motives.
Today starts the day where after almost six years of living in Italy I express myself via blog and will go back in time to all my old diary entries from the first days I arrived in Italy as a lonely lost soul and will explain how I got to this point where I am now...
Today I am feeling very ansy, I want to travel, I want to go away for the weekend, We don't have money and Claudio is not in a good state of mind to relax for a weekend. He needs a month... I know we are so close to so many things but i just can't put my finger on a place I would like to stay for "poco" .. "poco denaro"....
I need to stay focused on important things like:
But all I can think about is looking up flights and hotels on tripadvisor and lonely planet for this weekend, out free weekend in a hotel and our African Honeymoon in October! I have no attention span! It must be the heat.. or maybe I just really need to get away!
I want to express myself REALLY, my thoughts and my feelings with no barriers or ulterior motives.
Today starts the day where after almost six years of living in Italy I express myself via blog and will go back in time to all my old diary entries from the first days I arrived in Italy as a lonely lost soul and will explain how I got to this point where I am now...
Today I am feeling very ansy, I want to travel, I want to go away for the weekend, We don't have money and Claudio is not in a good state of mind to relax for a weekend. He needs a month... I know we are so close to so many things but i just can't put my finger on a place I would like to stay for "poco" .. "poco denaro"....
I need to stay focused on important things like:
- translating and marketing Sovversivi del Gusto
- studying for my license
- Finding marketing strategies and new customers for travel agency Stile Divino
- I want to research teaching methods for middle school kids before my lesson tomorrow
But all I can think about is looking up flights and hotels on tripadvisor and lonely planet for this weekend, out free weekend in a hotel and our African Honeymoon in October! I have no attention span! It must be the heat.. or maybe I just really need to get away!
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