First Time in Milan: What I Got Wrong, What Surprised Me, What I Would Do Differently
I went to Milan expecting a fashion city that looked down its nose at tourists. What I got was a realworking city that had no particular opinion about me one way or the other, which was both morecomfortable and slightly humbling. I planned too muchMilan is very easy to navigate. The Metro is clean, simple, […]
The Only Italian Phrases You Actually Need (I Tested This)
I am going to save you the three weeks of apps and notebooks and YouTube videos of people whoclearly already speak Italian explaining how to speak Italian. You are going to Italy for a week,maybe two. You need to survive Italian, which is a different and much more achievable goal. The words that earn you […]
I Tried to Learn Basic Italian Before Going to Milan. It Did Not Go Well.
I gave myself three weeks. Three weeks to learn enough Italian that I would not be that guy. Theguy who walks into a restaurant and says “two please” while holding up two fingers like he isteaching a child to count. I had a Duolingo streak. I had a notebook. I had ambition. What I had […]