Julia Wheeler
- Julia Wheeler moved from Montreal, Canada to Milan, Italy.
- She's "grateful and happy" that she made the move abroad.
- But Wheeler added that there are some unspoken truths about living overseas.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Julia Wheeler about the lessons she learnt from her experience living abroad in Milan, Italy. The following account has been edited for length and clarity.
I lived in the same house with the same people on a quiet street in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada for 25 years.
But during the pandemic, I quit my job and moved to Milan to do a master's in luxury and fashion brand management.