The Everyday Difficulties

How is it I am supposed to set an alarm clock with military time with instructions in Italian. You don't know? Me either.  O, how am I supposed to buy an Italian cell phone with a plan of 24 months when I will only be here for 12? You don't know? Me either.

How do I ward off men hitting on me, when really I need there help with directions, or ordering food? You don't know? Me either.

Man who offered help by taking me out to dinner.

How do I explain to someone I have just told I live in Pisa, that I do not know how to get to that place they are asking about...I've never heard of that street. You don't know. Me either.

How do I make myself not feel like an idiot when I hear three year old Italian children speak better Italian then me, when chasing birds. You don't know? Me either.

Kids chasing birds

I have found I am running into several difficulties in starting a life from scratch in a foreign country, that I never really thought about.  Of course, these problems could be avoided if I learn the language, which is motivation for me to study.

Here's to studying by watching the Simpsons in Italian.  By ordering pizza.  By site-seeing in the Campo de Miracole.

Seriously, could life get any better?  You don't know?  Me either.