My name is Jessica and I am from the Bay Area of California.
I joined expat.com on 10 August 2010.
Pictures by jsamarani
Enjoying the Provencal lifestyle.
The countryside is gorgeous and reminds me a bit of where I was born and raised. The weather is lovely and full of sunshine.
It's a bit far from major airports of Barcelona and Paris, but luckily with the fast train it takes around 3 hours.
Observing the difference between the slow Tuscan lifestyle and the efficiency of Northern Italy.
It was close to beautiful shopping centers, museums, culturally exciting.
I did not like the mosquitos, the hot weather in August (humid), or the overcast weather that seemed to seep through your positivity.
Enjoying the Tuscan lifestyle, the food, the weather, the art, the history, etc.
I loved the seaside, we lived literally 5 km from the seaside shore... However, it was quite far from major cities, such as Rome, Florence, and Pisa.
It was quite far from major cities, such as Rome, Florence, and Pisa.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area of California.
A little bit of everything, it was close enough to the snow, but never too far from the Pacific Ocean...
The Fog...