{"id":30,"date":"2012-11-19T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T17:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twiceifilikeit.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2012-11-28T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T11:07:13","slug":"italy-here-i-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twiceifilikeit.com\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"Italy here I come!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it’s official. I\u2019m moving to Italy today.<\/p>\n

After living in New York for two years, on a path that seemed to be just finally perfect, I was accepted to a Master\u2019s program that I had considered since my time at USD. Although going back to school had never really appealed to me, something abou the L’Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche (aka University of Gastronomic Sciences) in Italy, struck a chord with me.\u00a0 Once they divided the program into three concentrations, one of them Media, Representation and High Quality Food, I knew I had to give it a go.<\/p>\n

The application process was extreme, especially trying to complete it while working 10 hour days in the city, but after hours of proofing and time spend validating my undergraduate degree, I submitted the application early only to find out months later that I was waitlisted. I have never felt so disheartened in my life, and that was when I realized how badly I really wanted to do this. After a few weeks of nervous anticipation, I was finally up next on the wait list, and within moments of receiving the email I was ready to accept my position in the November program.\u00a0 Thrilled, I drafted the note and called my parents, but something held me back from hitting send.\u00a0 I finally loved my job at Porter Novelli. I loved the people I worked with. All of my friends were living within blocks of my wonderful apartment, and my parents were just a quick train ride away! What was I thinking, leaving all of this for some grad program in Europe?