- Barbara Amalberti - Counselling for Expat, Migrants for Love - Italian and English speaking counsellor specialised in migration and expat problems.
September 12, 2023
If we chose to leave our country and move abroad, dealing with distance is part of our daily life. Everyday we face the sense of emptiness […]
September 17, 2020
The inspiration for writing about expat challenges came to me from a recent chat with a friend. She has never left her hometown but was interested […]
August 11, 2020
“Where did you meet?” They ask me. “In Thailand” I answer. And I see their faces turn into the heart-shaped eyes emoticon… romantic, exotic, interesting … […]
July 14, 2020
Although I am aware of the importance of living in the present, I still let myself charm by memories. Since living abroad I find it important, […]
July 5, 2020
It may be my Italian Catholic education but guilt is the first thing I packed when I made the decision to live abroad. Initially it was […]
March 17, 2016
At 20 I was in love with the world and its citizens. I left for Paris, the first stop of what will turn into years of […]
November 14, 2015
Paris is in my heart. It has been there for so long, I hardly remember a time when it wasn’t. I walked off the train in Gare […]
July 29, 2015
Today the sun was shining and the air was crisp, perfect day to go and explore Melbourne, I thought! My idea was welcomed by the […]
November 11, 2014
A year ago we were getting ready to go home for Christmas and plans for lunch, dinner and other celebrations were well on their way. I […]
September 28, 2014
Although I escaped from my small, provincial town as soon as I could, in the past few years I have become nostalgic for all the country […]
September 17, 2014
Sofia, like her sister before her, started her intercontinental travelling very early in her life. The first time she flew to Italy she was three months […]
September 6, 2014
When I first left home and Italy I was 20 years old. A friend and I decided to go and spend some time in Paris. My […]
August 25, 2014
For those who haven’t heard, Melbourne has been voted the World’s Most Liveable city by the Economist, for the fourth year in a row. I wasn’t going […]
August 9, 2014
I love old stones. I love the history in old stones. I love the smell and the feel of old stones. When I go back to […]
