Hi there. My name is Joshua and I'm looking to 'stretch my legs', so to speak. I grew up in a small town and have watched my peers travel and live exciting lives and now I feel it is my turn to do the same. I will be debt-free by the summer of 2011 and have set myself a goal: I would like to live and work in Italy. With the time I have between now and then I am going to learn Italian and do some research to see where I would like to go. I'm already leaning towards Rome, but have not lived in a city. I'm a country boy at heart, but the country is what I'm trying to get away from. I am here because I need help. At the moment I don't know what I'm doing at all, to be completely honest. I need to know what documents I'll need, how much money I should have saved up, and what steps I will need to take to live and work in Italy. Any words of advice would be most kindly welcome! -Josh
I joined expat.com on 09 February 2010.