It’s been great fun to get to know the group of women from the schools here. Now and then, when a few of us are available, we’ll go out for aperitivi.

Here, from left to right, are:

  • Keryn, from Australia
  • Ashley, originally from the U.S. (but recently London)
  • Anna, from Iceland. Now her parents are in Norway.
  • Monica, from England
  • Meltem, from Turkey
  • Megan, from the U.S.

Later on, “Alex” and Anais arrived, both from France (seen at left, in the lower picture).

Community is created in many ways. I would recommend to anyone moving to a country with a different language, ATTEND A LANGUAGE SCHOOL UPON ARRIVAL! Classes provide social connection and language with which to step out into the community. It makes all the difference in the world.