There comes a time when the 'smile and nod' goes horribly wrong. A lovely day of walking, my feet, crippled from my shoes, resting and sat having dinner with nonna and bisnonna, nonna starts saying something i loosely translated into "sport at 8" so i smile and nod and go back to eating. Nonna excessively hand gestures that she is putting bisnonna to sleep and i smile nod. Nonna comes back with some leggings and a green t-shirt, shakes them at me, rips the tags o...

I have had my first experience with a surprise breastfeeding in the playground. Stood there for a good 10 minutes before i realised her boob was out and the moment i did, couldn't stop looking. Also saw a poo fly out of a boys bum in the garden ( and i mean FLY)... There are some things even acid can't erase. Sang for the family. I don't think 'Damien' liked it, i don't see why not, I'm sure I was in tune but then again i couldn't really tell over the screaming,...

Now as my employers previously stated I would be living with the boys grandmother and great grandmother. What they failed to mention was that both women couldn't speak or understand any English...none...zilch...zero. So being left for four hours in a basement kitchen with these two very lovely (I think) ladies was somewhat uncomfortable with my Italian knowledge being 'si', 'ciao', 'grazie', 'neno possible per me' and 'Il treno e in ritardo', that last one from ...