Day 3
Yesterday, after picking Aurora up from nursery, we spent some time playing in the park. Greta was chatting to one of the nursery workers and later told me that they'd asked whether I'd like to spend a day at the nursery to see what it's like! Of course I said yes :)
In the evening we were invited to Alessio's parents' for tea. We stopped off at a supermarket on the way where they had GIANT TUBS OF NUTELLA. I know what I'm bringing home.
Alessio's parents live in a small second floor flat in one of the not so picturesque areas of Italy. It was only a short drive to get there. Aurora and her grandparents were waiting at the top of the stairs when we arrived, and the smell of fresh pizza hit me as I walked through the door.
It felt both wonderful and strange to be sat around a table with people who, only a few months ago, were complete strangers, and now they were welcoming me into their home and treating me as one of their own. This, for me, is one of the best things so far about being an au pair.
Nana had cooked up a gorgeous array of foods; three different kinds of pizza, stuffed tomatoes, aubergine and ham. She played the perfect hostess, (typical of their generation), serving our food whilst the rest of the family chatted away in Italian. Greta would occasionally translate for me, but it didn't matter that I didn't understand, it was just nice to be a part of.
At one point Nono (Grandad) looked at me from across the table and said, in a thick Italian accent, 'my nephew... lives in Nottingham.'
It was lovely, I felt, for him to make the effort to say something to me in English.
Last night was the best sleep I have had so far. I left one shutter open just a touch and so was woken gently by the sun at 8.45.
We had breakfast as a family, which consists of cereal, coffee, bread, and cake (dolce). Then we took the bikes and cycled into Palmanova.
It is so hot this afternoon. We dined al fresco. Later on we will take a trip into Udine, and on Monday I am going to Venice!
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