My Italian Love Affair, Au Pair Exploits and Alphabetical Instalment Número 7
Ciao a tutti! This belated blog post is coming at ya from my adopted homeland and current place of residence/work: Italy! As usual I've got crazy busy and only remembered at the end of the month that you're all waiting for an update. So here you go my dears. I've been here nearly 3 weeks now and it still hasn't completely sunk in yet that I am here for real, I'm moving about in a slightly surreal dream like state whilst simultaneously feeling at home and missing family, friends and cake. The last time I wrote to you I was snug in my Sheffield abode, bustling about with saying goodbyes, working University Open Days and completing last minute preparations for my continental relocation. It's strange now three weeks on thinking back to that Monday morning journey on the13th July when I took a tram, train, bus, plane, and car before finally arriving at my destination. My head was full of worries from making sure I made all my connections, to whether my bag