In Malta, the two official languages are Maltese and English, and Italian is also widely understood. This was my first time hearing Maltese, and I thought it was beautiful!
As for me, my Italian is still painfully rusty. My goal before leaving Italy is to at least be able to hold a basic conversation.
Just like Italy, Malta uses the euro (€).
When I first got to Europe, I was shocked by how cheap some things seemed compared with the U.S. Then I looked at my bank account and remembered that euros and U.S. dollars aren't worth exactly the same amount. Suddenly, everything wasn't looking quite as cheap as I thought. So, lesson learned: always pay attention to the exchange rate!
A bottle of water can cost anywhere from around €1 to €4 ($1.12 to $4.50), depending on where you buy it. I try my hardest to bring my own water bottle and refill it whenever I can, but while traveling that doesn't always work out. Sadly, my bank account has funded more bottles of water than I would like to admit.
