Today is Sunday, my day away from the family. Also, I can go out Saturday if I want. Camilla is so nice she hardly lets me do anything for her. When I try to clean or pick up after the kids, she says, "no, don't worry, I do it later." I usually ignore her and continue. I am kinda worried about this. I told her to please tell me what she would like me to do for her. I think she mainly wants me here to play with the girls and speak English to them. And for the times her and Federico want to be with friends or go out. I don't know.
Today I went into the city and walked from Piazza del Popolo to Piazza della Rotunda, the home of the Pantheon. I sat inside the Pantheon for a long time and ate lunch at a pizzeria nearby. Then I walked to Santa maria di Trastevere and enjoyed the very historic neighborhood. The Romans who live in Trastevere, or are from the neighborhood, consider themselves the most authentic Romans. It is truly a beautiful place.
Then an unexpected phone call. Another au pair for a family that lives near my family called me and asked to meet me for lunch. We met at Piaza del Popolo and walked to a nearby restaurant. Her name is Caitlin and she is from Oklahoma. She goes to the University of Oklahoma. Her university and my university, The Unversity of Florida, just played eachother in the national championship game. UF won the game. We laughed about the coincidence.
We finished lunch, my second meal now, and walked to have a cappuccino. It was so nice to talk with her and to learn about her experience as an au pair. Soon she had to leave. She was going to watch the soccer game. I waited with her for her bus and she told me about a cinema that plays films in their original language. She got on her bus and I headed to the movies.
I found the movie theatre. It's right on via del corso. I was just in time to see 7 pounds, the new Will Smith blockbuster. I bought a ticket and saw the film. It was so sad. I cried and cried. The Italian subtitles helped me with the language some. It was a bad choice because the movie depressed me and afterward I was terribly homesick.
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