Two Months In...

We've been here in Biella since the end of November. I like it.

I thought I'd miss Paris a lot more, but I really don't. It's astounding that I'm not more bored or moody, since I still haven't started work yet. I suppose, though, that I do have lots of things to do. I run errands while Domi works. I'm a proper housewife. Ridiculous.

I should start teaching in the beginning of March. :)

I started officially learning Italian 2 weeks ago. My teacher, Matteo, is very nice, and although the yearlong class started in October, I talked to him and he said I could join the beginning class. He said at the time that I wouldn't need to catch up too much. I also decided to take the internediate class immediately following the beginner's class. I stayed that first Monday to see if I could handle that much time and brain effort, and have found that it's not too much for me. So I'm taking 2 classes for the price of one (I'm only paying half, since I missed the first half of the school-year).

I've also started yoga with a couple of friends. It's beginner's yoga and very basic for me, but it's all in Italian and therefore helps me understand directions in Italian, and I can reap benefits from it even though it's not more challenging yoga. So I shall continue with that class as well.

Otherwise, I'm just settling in. We still don't have internet at home, so I prepare things (such as this post) on my computer at home, put them on my USB key, and bring that to the nice internet caf� around the corner from our apartment. It's a great place because the people there are nice, and the internet is free for those who buy a drink. You don't even need to drink a lot. I love it.

It's been tough finding time to bring this bloggish up to date. We've been settling in and figuring out where best to go for things. I didn't even know about this particular Internet caf� until a couple of weeks ago, and before that I was paying a *lot* for internet and so wasn't online very much. Now I'm back and I'll try to play catch up to say what's happening.

Ciao!