Daily Doings
Nov. 30th, 2009 01:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sevendeadlyfunBEST ITALY DAY (so far)! Finally drove off of post by myself. Managed to make my way down to Gricignano (2 mins away) and back without: hitting anyone/anything, being hit, causing traffic disturbance and/or offending everyone within a ten-mile radius. I consider that both productive and awesome.
Srsly, tho. I was hella nervous because local traffic is...bracing. Requiring of one's full attention and steady nerves, neither of which I am known for. BUT, I DID IT. OH YES. And got acappa- cappu- coffee at the local cafe. Well, the local cafe that I really really like because it looks so much like an idealized coffee shop from a Judy Garland movie. Bought some good bread (pane: pahn-neigh) and mozzarella and olives (verde) and hot chocolate mix (cioccolata calda).
Stopped by the personal property office and arranged for our last shipment of household goods to be delivered. Note: this may turn out to be a bad thing if more stuff ends up being destroyed by the awful American shipping company. Also had an interview with the Victim Advocate's office and I start training in January!! It's only volunteer for now, but the head of the program is being promoted soon and I'm hoping that my volunteering might lead to a paid position. And if not, it's still totes worth it because the experience will help me in grad school. So win/win there.
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Srsly, tho. I was hella nervous because local traffic is...bracing. Requiring of one's full attention and steady nerves, neither of which I am known for. BUT, I DID IT. OH YES. And got a
Stopped by the personal property office and arranged for our last shipment of household goods to be delivered. Note: this may turn out to be a bad thing if more stuff ends up being destroyed by the awful American shipping company. Also had an interview with the Victim Advocate's office and I start training in January!! It's only volunteer for now, but the head of the program is being promoted soon and I'm hoping that my volunteering might lead to a paid position. And if not, it's still totes worth it because the experience will help me in grad school. So win/win there.
It's almost morning times back in the eastern parts of what
jaded_jamie calls Mericaland (LOVE YOU JAMIE!). So how's your morning going? Also--I finally got photoshop installed on the laptop and I've got a few posts for
still_grrr's Remember November prompt. YAY!![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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on 2009-11-30 12:26 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-11-30 12:41 pm (UTC)But, on the plus side, everyone here so far has been very nice and very patient with my n00b italian. And yes, the coffee really is super awesome. Many, many flavors of awesome!
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on 2009-11-30 12:50 pm (UTC)On the bright side, once italian traffic doesn't scare you anymore, no traffic does (with the exception of maybe egypt)
Fortunately most italians speak so many other languages. I live practically next door (Austria) and my Italian is still on nOOb level, always giving me little suprises like that "stampa" does not mean stamp :).
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on 2009-11-30 06:32 pm (UTC)Well you know my week last week, I am hoping it improves, but today doesn't really give any indication that will be happening LOL