Comments on: If Moving Overseas Makes Me Independent … Why am I so Dependent?

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By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita

Cherrye at My Bella Vita — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:44 +0000

Yes, Chantal, the Qtips were an eye-opener for me. There is definitely something unsettling about not being able to ask simple questions. I love your writerabroad website, by the way!

By: Chantal Panozzo

Chantal Panozzo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:03 +0000

Great post, Cherrye. Isn’t is strange how you think you’re going to be so independent and then you can’t even find the stupid Qtips? I too have gone through similar feelings living in Switzerland. The language still makes it hard.

By: Cherrye Moore

Cherrye Moore — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:01 +0000

Hola Ieishah! Thanks for coming by and commenting. Don’t you *love* that feeling when you finally feel comfortable in another language? The funny thing is, it kinda sneaks up on you and you didn’t even realize it is there.

I totally understand how you feel being “dependent,” but I predict that with your background, you will be just fine!

By: ieishah

ieishah — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:04:07 +0000

i spoke spanish before moving to spain, but not at all fluently. i was okay in face to face situations, aided by context and body language and hand gestures and the like, but i never spoke on the phone. it just seemed like without all the physical stuff going on, i couldn’t understand a thing. then one day i said to someone on the phone, struggling to speak to me in english, ‘it’s okay. you can speak to me in spanish. it’s all the same to me.’

really, ‘es igual’ it’s all the same. without thinking, i’d confirmed my bilingual status. felt good. however, now i’m in a long distance relationship with a serbian. i don’t feel that same sense of independence at all in belgrade. i’m totally dependent. but it’s just something else to work for.

found you via arlene’s blog. i’ll be back!

By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita

Cherrye at My Bella Vita — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:53:36 +0000

Ciao Francesca! Nice seeing you here. I try to focus my luggage weight on things I can’t get at all in Italy and just kinda make do with the rest. I would love to find me some good ketchup over here, though. And mustard.

By: Francesca Maggi

Francesca Maggi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:44:27 +0000

…Too much! As an aside, I buy mine in the USA, ‘cuz they’re just not the same here…!

By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita

Cherrye at My Bella Vita — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:59:31 +0000

There are a lot of reasons people move to a new country-I moved to reduce the 8,000 mile gap between my husband and me-but many people move to a new country to learn a language. You can spend years in classrooms or studying with books and CDs, but the #1 best way to learn a language is to get to that country.

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:10 +0000

My question is… why would you move to a foreign country without learning the language first?
It is hard enough to change country, making the move without knowing the language is just asking for trouble!