Interview Wandering Ways These They say that home is where the heart is — but what if you fall in love with the whole world? A traveller’s life is a wonderful one, but it poses a few dilemmas. What with the population of Bahrain being so dominated by expatriates, these dilemmas are an all too familiar concept. Still, by all accounts, once you’ve caught the travelling bug, that’s it, you’ll have it for life. Alessandra Rocchi, Bushido’s glamorous sales and marketing executive, knows only too well the benefits of seeing the world. Having lived in Italy, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, New York and Bahrain, among other places, she’s pretty qualified to talk about the highs and lows of the nomadic lifestyle. Born in Como, Italy, the life that Alessandra now leads is a far cry from the small-town existence she once knew. “It was very small and very different. Everybody there lives the same type of life. You have the same friends from kindergarten right through to adulthood and everybody knows what you are up to all the time”, says Alessandra of her Italian past, “Your future is somewhat mapped out for you”. 16 | December 2011 | woman this month
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