Everything is happening so quickly! We're interviewing for my replacement. Kim found us english-teaching jobs in Genova, and maybe a place to live. And the HR Manager can get us codici fiscali, which are like social security numbers in Italy. (A BIG load off my mind.)
Today we bought our tickets to fly to Rome on October 8. I need to find time to work on my ESL certification course. Italian class is on Mondays and Wednesdays, Rotaract on Tuesdays, conferences last weekend, this weekend..... whoa!
Mom and I had a nice change of pace. She was really guilting me and making me feel manipulated last weekend. "I hope you grandmother is still here when you come to visit in October.... You know she's probably going to die while you're in Italy." And, "I just hope that I've been half the mother that she was to me." pause pause pause.
After much fuming, cursing, drinking, and advice-seeking, I realized that she's nervous about me leaving and insecure in general in this traumatic situation. So I internally forgave her, and we've since been better. She's being nice, I'm being nice... it's all very nice.
It's all happening. It's all really happening.
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