Tieske's Adventures

WED MAY 17 Things are going well. The AirBnB has everything I need and the internet connection is good enough. The Italian network speed is below average, so I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to work from here. A bad internet connection would have made my stay in Italy a short one.  I wake up around 7.30AM and it takes a second to realise where I am. “Oh yeah, this is my new home, better get used to it..”  While it’s still early I decide to go for a 6K run. Last week was the first time I ran again after my knee surgery in March, and I want to keep the momentum going!  I notice that Fleurs-de-lis pop up everywhere. My ignorance had me thinking that this symbol was related to New Orleans, but after some research the symbol appears to be prevalent in lots of cities. Anyway, " il giglio"  does help me feel like home rightaway. There is a Meetup this evening that I decide to attend: Speakeasy Multilingual Firenze , a place where Italians come to practi

The past six weeks have been everything but anchored. After renting an apartment for two months in Nijmegen, I stayed in New Orleans (US), Tilburg (NL), Nijmegen (NL), Toronto (CA), Deurne (NL) and Weert (NL). A lthough, since I didn't have a home elsewhere I guess I was  “ living" in those places.  At one point even my mom had no clue where I was hanging out. I don’t blame her. Once again I pack my stuff today and put it in the trunk of my car. The fact that everything I own, fits in a trunk, gives me an incredible sense of freedom. Today I’m driving to Florence, Italy to stay there for a little bit (although next week there is a quick roundtrip to New York City scheduled). It’s about a twelve hour drive, so I decided to do it in two days, to make the road trip more enjoyable. While playing my favourite playlists on Spotify and listening to some podcasts I notice I’m having mixed emotions about this journey. “Driving to Italy, how exciting!” is followed by “Why am I doi