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Saturday, November 19, 2016

SELF LOVE

I have been thinking lately about what 'self love' really means. Does it have to do with your image? Your body? Your personality?

Is it possible to love myself even if I am constantly changing and growing?

My appreciation comes and goes I guess. Some days I feel lucky to be myself, some days I think it's crap. Sometimes I like my body, my eyes, my smile – sometimes I hate my thighs, my stomach and my nose.

I like it when I'm nice and when people laugh at the funny things I say – I hate it when I feel anxious and can't think straight.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The One Where Alice Turns 20

Can this post be considered a part two? And if you have no clue of what I am talking about you should probably read this post right here.

But yes, as you can probably tell by the title, I turned 20 on Sunday. And what a beautiful weekend that was.

Started my early birthday celebration on Saturday when me and my pal Alice – I promised I am not referring to myself, went out for dinner. Italian of course, what else would you expect from me? Right after dinner we went to the Theatre to see a play, Shakespeare In Love to be more precise. Maybe not all of you are aware of the fact that I am basically obsessed with English Literature and that Shakespeare In Love is by far one of my favourite films of all times, so by this point you can imagine my excitement! The play was amazingly done and most of the lines were taken from the film – therefore I knew them by heart and couldn't help but acting along. Typical Alice.
Afterwards I went to my friend's pub and we waited until midnight with a bunch of people I didn't know that sang happy birthday to me. To be fair, 99% of them were pissed but still, that was nice and really out of tune haha! Needless to say we stayed up all night drinking and laughing and having a hell of a good time and that the actual day of my birthday I was too tired to do anything apart from eating what was left of the cake.

So yes, I am now 20. Technically not a teen anymore but still acting like one – did you have any doubts about it? Because I didn't.
I don't really know how to feel because to be fair nothing's changed, it just feels really weird saying that I am now 20 years old. Almost too weird.
But that's life, and there's nothing I can do about it apart from enjoying it.
What's really surprising is that only a year ago I was miserable but I got to spent my 19th birthday with my closest friends and family and now I am okay and got to celebrate this special day with people I didn't even know they existed up until 8 months ago. Weird how things can change in just 365 days.
I don't know what to expect from this year, but I know I am ready for it :)

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Tourist for a day: London by night

To be honest with you I've never liked being a tourist. Now, don't get me wrong. If you've been reading my blog for long enough you know that I love traveling and exploring new places and cities, however, I don't like the idea of visiting specific places and take loads of common photos.

Whenever I am visiting somewhere new, I like to walk around and discover streets or places that are not known as 'touristic places'.

Does that make any sense to you? I don't know, it surely does to me.

Now, moving to London was a huge improvement and a big decision for me and I knew that it would have been a busy and chaotic city – because, let's face it, it really is!, but I also knew I'd love it unconditionally.

And I wasn't wrong.

So, as much as I dislike going to all the 'touristic places', I found myself walking around central London last night and I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with this city five years ago.

The simple beauty hidden in all these places is something unexplainable, something that makes me happy whenever I feel sad or out of place.

Yes, London is my happy place.

Yes, I pretended to be a tourist yesterday.

Yes, I took loads of photos.

And yes, I've enjoyed it immensely.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Motivation Sunday – you can do it!

I woke up this morning feeling quite strange, probably because I've spent most of my night yesterday writing my personal statement for my university application. And that made me think about how far I've got and how many experiences I've made.

A coulpe years ago I would have never imagined to do all the things I've done: going to America, finishing high school, moving to London and so on.
But all of this wouldn't have happened without someone. And that someone is me.
I realized that the only reason why I've experienced so much is because I wanted to. I was able to achieve what I really wanted.

And you know what? I am extremely proud of this.
I would have never thought I'd be so strong but I am, and it feels so good.

So I am here writing this post to let you know that you can do it. And I am aware of the fact that this sounds a lot like a really boring and relatable quote – but it's true. And I've experienced it.

My advice for today?

Think for yourself and never doubt your strength. You can achieve whatever you want if you work hard enough for it.
Nothing comes easy, that's true, but if we really want something – and I mean really really want it, we have to make sure we can do anything in our power in order to make it happen.

It's our only chance to do it, after all.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Long distance relationships

Not everything that shines is gold, and traveling has its flaws as well.
One of the biggest – and probably hardest, ones is long distance relationships.

Due to my previous experience in America, I can tell you that is not easy keeping in touch with the people you love, even though you try your best.
New city, new people, new routine, sometimes it just gets too overwhelming and you can't keep up. It's not your fault, of course, it is important to remember that this whole experience marks a new chapter in your life, therefore you will be willing to discover more and experience new things.

Does that mean that the people back home are not important anymore?

Of course not.
Your relationships back home are the most important thing for you right now. All the support you have is because of them, they believe in you and in your dreams, and – hopefully!, they'll always be there for you.

But let me tell you one thing, the people that are not willing to keep up with you during your new adventure are not worth your time.
Be careful then, during this whole experience you'll lose people, but you will never regret it – trust me!

Monday, September 29, 2014

Hard times and decisions

The reason why I decided to take a gap year is because I didn't know what to do with my life or my future. I didn't know what I wanted to study, what I wanted my career to be.

A month ago I moved to London and started a new life, I got a job and decided to live a bit more. Before moving here, though, I thought that it would have been easier for me thinking about my future in a place that is not home. A place where nobody knows me and nobody can tell me what to do or make decisions for me.

A month later I realized that I still don't know what to do with my life, I don't know what I want or what I am good at. Did the moving help, you may ask?

I don't think so.

Being away from home does not mean I am more mature or more conscious about my career.

The question that come first on my mind though is how can people expect a nineteen year old to decide what to do for the rest of her life?

How can I possibly decide what's good for me and what's not? Why do I have to choose something that I'm not sure of just because it might – or might not, who knows?, help me finding a job in the future that will allow me to save up some money and live a decent life?

All I know at this point of my life is that I am surely not mature enough to make that decision, I am not ready to decide what is right for me and for my future. And it really sucks.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Boulogne Sur Mer, France

I just got back from France after two short, but great days.

I left London on Friday afternoon and I took the EuroTrain all the way to France. I have to admit it, it was pretty cool. I am used to travel either by train or by plane but traveling on a train that goes underwater was a whole new experience to be honest!

Boulogne Sur Mer is a city in Northern France, therefore I didn't have to travel a lot to get there. It is such a lovely and quiet city and it's famous for its fishing port which happens to be the largest one in the country.

Walking around Boulogne Sur Mer was quite interesting. It was bombarded during World War II which means that the city is now divided in two sections – the new part of the city and the old one.

The new part of the city is not as interesting as the old part, there's a lot of new buildings and shops and nothing more but, as you keep walking, you then get to the old part of the city which is beautiful.

The weather was nice as well, really worm during the day and not too cold during the night time.

Over all I had a really lovely weekend and I ate so much fish – which was, in my opinion, so so so good.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

iTunes Festival: KASABIAN

As many of you might know September is a month full of concerts in London because of the iTunes Festival.
This year, as usual, the list of guests playing at the Roundhouse is incredible and I – for once in my life, was lucky enough to with a pair of tickets to go and see Kasabian live.

Kasabian are an english rock/indie band who recently released their new album '48:13'. If you don't know Kasabian at all I suggest you go and listen to some of their songs, you might start liking them, who knows!

Now, I was really surprised when I found out I was actually going to see them live for the second time. I remember going to one of their concerts in Italy in 2012 and enjoying it so much that I obviously couldn't wait to see them again.
To be quite honest with you, I'm not a big fan of their last album but I knew they were going to play some old school songs for sure!

The venue was actually really good and the queue was short and fast – something I would never ever expect in Italy!, and the Roundhouse is small but really cool which allowed me to watch the concert from the third row while I was drinking a beer and having the time of my life – again, why doesn't this happen in Italy?!?

Their setlist was amazing and their energy and the way they interact with the audience is something I've always loved about them.
What can I say, if you like Kasabian and you haven't seen them live yet I highly recommend you do it, it is surely and incredible and unforgettable experience! – plus cute guys/girls with the same music taste as yours?!?! Just kidding! (or maybe not haha)

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

London bound

It's just been three days and I am already in love with London.
I arrived Friday morning and since then everything has been so overwhelming that I couldn't even find the words to describe the beginning of my new experience.

Being able to finally live in the city I've always loved is such a big step for me and it's something I wouldn't have expected to happen at this point in my life but it did and this was probably one of the best decisions I've taken in a long, long time.
Feeling that you belong somewhere is something that I've never felt before – not in the proper way at least, and I feel so relieved now.

I am truly sorry for the lack of posts, there is a million things I'd like to write about – and I will, but I wanted to find the right words to write down the way I feel right this moment because I won't easily forget it.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Things I am going to miss about Italy.

London is only four days away and I am already thinking about all the things I am going to miss about Italy.
I am not a sentimental person and I almost never get homesick but I know that this time is going to be a bit different.

First of all I have a cat now. She's a small, black ball of joy and – unfortunately, I cannot bring her with me. I've spent the last year watching her growing and now the thought of leaving her is killing me.

Shall we talk about food next? Because I know for sure I am so going to miss italian cousin. And come on let's be honest, there will never ever be a restaurant that will cook as good as my grandma.

And what about the gorgeous italian landscapes? As much as I hate living in a small city, the nature that surrounds me is so overwhelming and incredibly stunning.

My oh–so–comfortable bed! Everyone knows that nothing can beat it, not even the most comfortable hotel bed in the world – if you get what I mean by that!

I am sure that as soon as I'll post this blogpost I am going to think about thousands of other things that I will most likely going to miss.

So now I am asking you, if you were going to leave your hometown for an unknown period of time, what would you miss the most?

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