Italy- First day impressions
I arrived at about 3:30 in the afternoon in Firenze, and nobody was there to pick me up. After a few unsuccesful tries to use the italian telephone, I started roaming about until I saw a white-haired man and a young woman looking around. It was Alessandro and Virgina. We kind of looked at each other as if to say with our eyes “Are you the one I'm looking for?” Turns out we were. We made a quick introduction of ourselves and shook hands. They apologized for being late and we left.
Before I left home, I had told myself that I was going to be bubbly and excited when I first met them but they were immediately talking to each other in italian, which to my unfamiliar ears, sounds like arguing. Italians always sound like they're arguing or yelling about something, but I am beginning to see that this is not always the case. They were both friendly and polite but not showing what I would call much interest in me. Mostly they were talking to themselves and when there was breaks in their conversation they would entertain questions from me. It did not help that I was extremely tired and about ready to crash. Anyway, we made it to the house despite Alessandro's constant attempts to kill us on the road. First impression: Wow! This place is a CASTLE practically. I have my own bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom is small but Caterina (the mom) said that I would move to a bigger room later if the job is working out nicely (making it very clear to me that I have very much yet to prove myself a suitable au pair). Now I will talk about different aspects of my new life here.