Tomorrow I leave for Staranzano, Italy, my home away from the home I no longer have. I moved out of my apartment in Athens on Sunday and it was much more emotional than I had expected. I realized the full scope of the decisions that I've recently made when I packed away my favorite tea cups, knowing that it will be at least 2 1/2 years until I use them again. Now that I have everything neatly packed in boxes and have said my long and tearful goodbye to Athens, I'm looking forward to another summer in Italy as I somewhat anxiously await to receive my Peace Corps invitation.
I will be living with a family in Staranzano for the summer and teaching their 2 kids English, or at least trying to teach them English. The girls are 3 1/2 and 10 and speak little to no English... this should be interesting. The town is very small and near the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. The only thing separating me from the Adriatic is one more trip to Target, the ride to the airport, a change-over in DC, another change-over in Munich, and a ride with my Italian host family from the airport in Trieste to our home in Staranzano. This is going to be a great summer.
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"The girls are 3 1/2 and 10 and speak little to no English... this should be interesting."
ReplyDeleteWell, from the video on Skype, I see you've strengthened their English vocabulary quite tremendously!
And your mentioning Target beckons the notation of their 2010 summer closet collection for men and women. I'm looking forward to taking a trip with you to the red bull's-eye cult soon enough. And just think--summer clothes will be on sale!
-Derek