I did it!! I interacted with the youth of Italy! I was understandably nervous seeing as every time I interact with a child in my family, be that cousins or children of cousins, they seem to cower in fear or wail at the top of their lungs. Thankfully, I found my niche with the 10 year olds of Italy. The second they walked into the room, they noticed me and immediately attacked me with questions. Some funny ("Do you like Nutella?" "Do you eat French Fries?" "Do you know Selena Gomez?"), and some unexpectedly personal ("Are you Catholic?" "Do you have a boyfriend?"). They are all so adorable that I of course answered anything and everything they wanted to know. I got a little frustrated with myself for not being able to understand a lot of what they were saying, but they talked so loud and all at once that it was quite difficult. However, they seemed impressed with the Italian that I am able to speak. Next week we are talking about how American school works. I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to teach these "ragazzi" English! One girl, Anastasia, wrote "I love Mary Rose" on the board. I may not have been Queen Bee of 5th grade back in Oak Park, but I certainly am in Ascoli Piceno. Take that, Lions! Also, I found out that after Carnivale, I am getting another class to teach!
Tomorrow the group is going to Amsterdam! On Friday I'm seeing a production of Jersey Boys (my favorite musical/thing on this Earth) that is spoken in Dutch and sang in English. The sad/disgusting/impressive part is that I'm confident that I'll know exactly what line they are saying despite the language barrier. We return Monday. I'll try to get a blog out on Saturday or Sunday!!
Ciao!!!
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