Opportunity in Venice

(Photo by © Brandon Elijah Scott / Eye & Pen)

I’ve always wanted to travel the world – the past few years, I’ve been blessed to do just that. I’ve always wanted to live abroad – I have for a couple of months now. I’ve always wanted to live in another country long enough to become an expat local – and now, the opportunity has presented itself. For the past few months, I’ve been writing various articles and stories for an online website, and after a brief and friendly business relationship, I thought it might be nice to settle down in Venice and take on a larger role for the company. While I’ve had the date of my ‘interview/in-person meeting’ for about a month now, I wasn’t really sure anything would work out exactly. But after a short 10-minute interview, I’ve become the newest part of the team.

With that quick meeting, everything was laid out for me to take immediate residence in Venice, Italy for a while. I remember when I first visited Venice in 2010, I said to my travel partner that I was going to live here someday. I was visiting the town for only a couple of days, in the not-so-peak season and I fell in love with the town overnight. I love that every little part is completely different than what I’ve grown up with. I love that Venice is different than anywhere else in the world. I love that I can walk outside my door and stroll over a canal, and the people and the nightlife are perfectly my style. Venice truly is a magical place. I think this will be a brilliant experience! I’m excited to call Venice home for the time being.

Don’t worry – this life-change won’t interfere with my ability to work with my clients or regularly update with quality material. I plan on traveling here and there, on some weekends – north-eastern Italy leaves me with plenty of neighboring countries and interesting adventures to check out. If you find yourself in the area, and want to catch up, please feel free to send me a message. =)