It's Been Eight Months!

It's kind of unbelievable that we've been here for so long! We've learned so much but really, it's just the tip of the iceberg. We've made vast improvements in nearly every aspect of our lives here in Rome. I'm starting to become a pretty good teacher, Allie already was. After the initial terror of the bus 'system', we've become able to navigate Rome with a fair amount of confidence. We're picking up the language slowly but we are making improvements and everyday it gets a little easier. Words that we heard, but didn't understand 7 months ago are now automatics. It feels great. We've got our living situation figured out for the next year which is a major relief and if only we could solve a few other problems we'd be nearly stress-free. As the Italians say "Piano, piano." or step-by-step.