What it’s like to not be fluent in Italian while living in Italy

Story Time

Okay, I will be real with you all. I really thought that just simply living in another country would help me become fluent in another language naturally. While that may be true in some cases, when you work in English, live with English-speaking roommates, and spend an entire nationwide lockdown guarded against human interaction and then transition into a world where human interaction is minimal….well, you can connect the dots here, I am not fluent in Italian.

DISH #1: Carbonara

Italian Recipes

As promised on my Insta-Stories, this is the first post in my Italian pasta step-by-step series!! If you try one of these recipes, post on your story and tag me (@chlo__e___) I want to see!! I am actually really excited about this because I hold food very close to my heart and it makes me even happier to be able to share this with someone! I don’t know about you guys, but I have been cooking a LOT more than usual in this quarantine and I am honestly running out of meal ideas so I hope this gives you some inspiration for a meal this week.