i have a apartment set up for me in italy. however i just dont know what i should bring or leave behind. perhaps there are some things that i cant get in italy? i will be mostly in piedmonte region how r the winters here? any suggestions would be helpful

eric<BR>leave behind all the jealous people<BR>me included.<BR>Have fun!

I highly recommend that you buy or order from Amazon the book, Living, Studying and Working in Italy by Travis Neighbor and Monica Lerner. It gives excellent advice on the questions your asking and also on the ones you haven't thought of yet.<BR><BR>If you cook, I recommend bringing measuring cups and spoons. My saddest day in Italy was when I broke not one, but both of my Pyrex measuring cups at the same time.<BR><BR>I would leave behind any small electrical appliance such as irons, mixers, hair dryers. You will just burn them up, even with adapters. Wait to buy them here.<BR><BR>For six months, other than what I recommended above, I would imagine that just your clothes and personal items would suffice. You can buy everything else here, which would less expensive than shipping charges.<BR><BR>You will have a great experience. Enjoy.<BR>

This may sound strange, but pack a couple of rolls of toilette paper. We arrived at our apartment in Italy on a Sunday. There was not a sheet of t/p anywhere in the apartment. All the stores in the area were closed. Thank goodness we had travel t/p. The next day we had school so we weren't able to purchase it until later in the day. If we didn't have the travel t/p, we would have had to go begging at the hotels.

Duck Tape, of course!<BR>One can even find small "travel sized" rolls.

Turin is a cold city, but not really THAT cold. You can expect to see some ice in the morning as you wake up, and in the middle of winter it may even stay thoughout the day, but usually temperatures will be above freezing. Also you can expect quite a lot of rain, but not too much snow. Unless you come from California or some place like that winter in Turin is not something to be worried about.