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The Journey - step by step

  • vmazz802
  • Nov 12, 2023
  • 2 min read

As I assume I'm primarily writing to me at this point (but I do appreciate anyone who is listening!), so I thought I would start blogging on my journey to Italy including my citizenship journey.

So I have had to come to this realization - the only one stopping me from getting to Italy sooner is me. It all comes down to money - having the money to have the freedom to just say let's do it now. I make a good salary, I am very fortunate. But I also am good at spending it. I like my house to look nice, my clothes to give me the style I want, the freedom to travel when I want.

But if I don't make changes, my job as a family practice physician assistant will do me in. I am exhausted by the end of the work day and it takes me Saturday to recover, then I try not to do much of anything on Sunday and enjoy quiet time at home with my pup. Medicine has changed so much since I graduated. The role of a family practice provider has become overwhelming and unsustainable. We are losing the ability to care for our patients in the way that we know is right. But yet we have lost control as the decisions on how we work are no longer in our hands. And I know I cannot survive in this fashion - especially at this point in the game.

So I will be recording my journey to my dream. All the mistakes, the flaws, and the triumphs but yet never losing gratitude and enjoyment of the journey. So, here I go!

 
 
 

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About Me

 

Mi chiamo Valeria or my name is Valerie. I live in the United States but my father's family is of Italian origin. I want to share my adventures, journeys and love of the language, food and culture of Italia. Andiamo - let's go! 

 

 

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