Day 1-1/2 of the week

Something strange is starting to happen....even though I can't speak very good Italian, I am starting to dream only in Italian. I am also forgetting how to spell simple english(which isn't saying much since I can't spell that well anyways) But these are good signs I am learning.

Yesterday was the most frustrating day so far. After I took the boys to school I came home and met the maid, Micca. I stayed at home for awhile just relaxing and read my book. A 12:15 I decided to leave early and go the boys school in case I forgot the way. Mistake. It took me 10 minutes to get there so I had too much time to waste. I walked up and down the streets looking at the buildings and went to an open market. This was nice to see and some relief from the sun. By the time I picked up the oldest I was very tired. Pat(the mom) fixed us lunch when we got home and I helped Filippo on his English homework. He also made signs both in English and Italian and put them around the house ex: bicchieri=glass, rifiuti=garbage, etc.
At 4 Filippo and I went to the swimming pool for his weekly lesson. We had to take a mini bus with other children and the instructor was very nice and tried to speak english with me. When we got to the pool all confusion broke out. Apprantly I had the wrong pair of shoes on and could not follow Filippo to the pool. Whe I sat down to watch him this grandmother(nona) started talking to me a mile a minute. She was telling me about Turin and how the clock works according to the sun and moon. Also how to work a bus ticket(I think)
By the time we got back home and inside(cause I couldn't firgure out how to work the key and neither did Fil) I was mentally exhausted.
I met Alberto's mother and played with Ruggi(the youngest that's what I call him for short). At eight we ate dinner out on the terrace. This was the highlight of my day because we all talked about our day and laughed a lot. After dinner we googled rattlesnakes because they had never heard of such a thing. When the boys went to sleep I decided to watch a movie on my computer to wind down. For some reason movies always calm me down even if they are intense.

Today has been interesting and its not even half over yet. We dropped the boys off at school and Pat and I went and got coffee at a cafe. Then we headed to my language school. Everyone(like the rest of Turin) was so nice. They put me in a class with one other student, from Vietnam. He is above me in levels of speaking but the teacher worked with me too. I felt ore confidant when I left and suprised at what I have learned in this short time. My speaking is still very basic but my comprehension is very good. I will go back for the rest of the week and I am hoping that by Friday I can hold my own in a conversation....gotta set goals.

I live very close to a modern art museum so I decided to stop by on my way to the apartemento. When I arrived I couldn't find my way so I asked where I should go (all in Italian!!) and suprisingly they understood and pointed me in the right direction. The museum does not rank in the top ten for me but overall it was okay. They had some interesting pieces and it was nice to see local art as well as modern Italian art because you only really think of the masters like Di Vinci and Michelangelo, ect. when you think of Italian art. There was a "painting"by Warhol, The Car Crash that was very disturbing to me and made me realize how messed up he had to be. After my afternoon with culture I decided to go back to the flat and fix lunch. I am proud to say I acutally cooked and did not set anything on fire. I made mac and cheese(although I'm sure you've never tasted the Lindsey Special. All the cheese they had was parmesano so after I boilded the water and added milk and butter I grated fresh parmesano over the top and viola, lunch(with a few bread sticks of course) for desert nutella a pan. Simple but filling.