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| Living in Italy. Photo by Antonia Scott. |
I'm an internationista.
Born in Scotland, to a Scottish father and Italian mother I then grew up in Australia. Around ten years ago I left Australia and have since lived in America, the UK and Italy. I now spend my time between Australia and Italy - this makes me an internationista both in blood and geography.
I also have an international accent which often defines who I am to others. When I am in Italy I am Australian or British, when I am in Australia I am British or American, when I am in the UK I am Australian. I am rarely thought to be of the country I inhabit, always a foreigner, always an alien and when in Italy a stranieri - always a stranger.
I'm multicultural or bicultural as I have more than one cultural identity but on top of which my physical environment is in a state of constant transition so that I'm no longer an Aussie/Italian or Aussie/Scott. I'm without a land but still with multiculture. I am an internationista.
After living in London for four years and then spending the past three months in Australia, two days ago I returned to Italy where I lived for two years, four years ago. The aim of this blog is to share my cultural observations and experiences as an internationista living in Milan, engage like-minded readers and start to raise awareness of what could be the world's newest cultural identity - the internationista.
Born in Scotland, to a Scottish father and Italian mother I then grew up in Australia. Around ten years ago I left Australia and have since lived in America, the UK and Italy. I now spend my time between Australia and Italy - this makes me an internationista both in blood and geography.
I also have an international accent which often defines who I am to others. When I am in Italy I am Australian or British, when I am in Australia I am British or American, when I am in the UK I am Australian. I am rarely thought to be of the country I inhabit, always a foreigner, always an alien and when in Italy a stranieri - always a stranger.
I'm multicultural or bicultural as I have more than one cultural identity but on top of which my physical environment is in a state of constant transition so that I'm no longer an Aussie/Italian or Aussie/Scott. I'm without a land but still with multiculture. I am an internationista.
After living in London for four years and then spending the past three months in Australia, two days ago I returned to Italy where I lived for two years, four years ago. The aim of this blog is to share my cultural observations and experiences as an internationista living in Milan, engage like-minded readers and start to raise awareness of what could be the world's newest cultural identity - the internationista.
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