Trieste!

[PBEnglish]

Hi all,

Just a quick introduction to the group. My name is Paul, I'm 32, originally from England, but raised in Canada. I spent 3 years teaching in South Korea, and I'm just about to start my second year in Italy.
I came across this forum while doing a Yahoo search for, of all things, an expat food delivery service. Weird what the World Wide Web will throw up on our screens.
Anyways, I'm wondering if there are any expats in the Trieste area? I love living here, but it can be slightly lonely at times, as the ony other foriegners I know are my coworkers.
So if there are any expats out in this area that would be wonderful. I'd love to meet some new people!

Cheers!


Paul

[Mercan]

Hello Paul, and others, if anyone's reading.

I came accross this forum while looking for foreigners living in Trieste. I'm a female scientist from Turkey, working as a post-doctoral researcher in Area di Ricerca. I came here two years ago. Although I've made some fairly good friends here, I'm far from being satisfied about my social life. The people I have been hanging out with are either much younger than me (hence have a different understanding of what's fun), or can not (or simply don't want to) speak fluent English (which quickly becomes exhausting, since my Italian is even worse), or all settled down and have toddler kids who require constant attention (there you have the conflicting schedules unless you are ok with having the screaming kids running around you the whole time).

So, I have been dying to meet people more like myself (also who are either native English speakers, or close) and have at least occasional fulfilling conversations and quality time with them. I'm really very tired of trying to go out and have some nice time and end up feeling like I keep hitting a wall. I am a very self-sufficient, independent person, but of course I want to have a healthier social life. It wouldn't be bad to improve my English, or at leat stop it from drowning, which has been what's happening over the last few years. I hope this place helps.

Greetings,

Mercan

[PBEnglish]

Originally Posted by Mercan

Hello Paul, and others, if anyone's reading.

I came accross this forum while looking for foreigners living in Trieste. I'm a female scientist from Turkey, working as a post-doctoral researcher in Area di Ricerca. I came here two years ago. Although I've made some fairly good friends here, I'm far from being satisfied about my social life. The people I have been hanging out with are either much younger than me (hence have a different understanding of what's fun), or can not (or simply don't want to) speak fluent English (which quickly becomes exhausting, since my Italian is even worse), or all settled down and have toddler kids who require constant attention (there you have the conflicting schedules unless you are ok with having the screaming kids running around you the whole time).

So, I have been dying to meet people more like myself (also who are either native English speakers, or close) and have at least occasional fulfilling conversations and quality time with them. I'm really very tired of trying to go out and have some nice time and end up feeling like I keep hitting a wall. I am a very self-sufficient, independent person, but of course I want to have a healthier social life. It wouldn't be bad to improve my English, or at leat stop it from drowning, which has been what's happening over the last few years. I hope this place helps.

Greetings,

Mercan

Hi Mercan,

Thanks for writing back to this post! It's nice to know there are still some expats out in Trieste!

At the moment, I'm in Canada on vacation, however I am still definitely interested in meeting new people in Trieste. That wall you mentioned hasn't gotten any easier to get over, and meeting people has been difficult to say the least.

Hopefully something can pan out through this forum.

All the best

Paul

[Mercan]

Hi, then! Happy vacations in Canada, and hope to meet sometime.

[PBEnglish]

Definitely. It'd be nice to meet someone new in Trieste!

Cheers!

Paul

Originally Posted by Mercan

Hi, then! Happy vacations in Canada, and hope to meet sometime.

[Mercan]

Great. We're trying to organize a meet-up with two people from the britishexpats forum. I saw you're a member there as well; why not join? Let us know when you're back.

[PBEnglish]

Originally Posted by Mercan

Great. We're trying to organize a meet-up with two people from the britishexpats forum. I saw you're a member there as well; why not join? Let us know when you're back.

That sounds good! Who are the other two people? I know one British girl who lives in Monfalcone, and when I'm back I'll definitely mention we've been in contact.

As for me, I'll be back on the 6th of September. A few weeks to go yet, but I desperately needed this break.

Cheers!

[PBEnglish]

Hi Mercan,

I'm back in TS, and still definitely interested in meeting up with you, and anyone else that might be interested. Drop me a line and let me know if you're still interested.

All the best,

Paul