15 Best Airbnbs in Rome That You’ll Want to Book Right Now

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Since we haven’t been able to travel between regions in Italy for quite some time now, I have been spending a lot of time on Airbnb.com and other booking sites looking for a potential “staycation” spot — see my post on planning your ultimate staycation here! While I have done a staycation here and there over the past year, I have accumulated quite a few really intriguing places to stay in Rome that I just had to share with you!

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

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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.

What Living in Rome is Like

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Living in Italy used to be scary and a bit of a culture shock, but once you know the Italian way, it becomes much less intimidating and a lot more fun! I have lived in Italy for a year now (I cannot believe it has been a year) and I have learned a lot about myself, life, and culture. I definitely don’t live exactly like an Italian, though: I work completely in English, I work with people from all over the world, and so far, I have lived in 3 different apartments…going on 4.