Day 2

The night before, Cinzia asked me at dinner when I wanted breakfast.  I had to meet my group at nine, and I found out I only live about ten minutes from the old city wall area where we were meeting.  So I said  maybe around 8? and I thought she told me, no thats when the grandparents wake up. So I was like, well, whenever then.  Wake me up at 8  guess?   I was under the impression that since we lived ten minutes away that we would leave around 8 45 or so.  I was trying to get dressed and pull my hair back and the Grandpa comes to my room looking very impatient and stern, tapping his watch and saying something that I only assumed meant you HAVE TO COME EAT NOW!  So I ran out of there to eat breakfast, ( Warm soy milk that the Grandma doctored up with a spoonful of instant coffee and two spoonfuls of sugar, and biscuit type things, they look like mini slices of bread but crunchy, with nutella.)  But they didn't eat with me, they just stood there staring at me.  More awkward.  

In a hurry I scarfed my food down and ran to my room to grab a purse and shoes and hurried out of the house at 8:30  because the grandpa kept tapping his watch.  I hadn't unpacked my suitcases at this time (and they got dumped out at security, so they were all kinds of jumbled and messy) so I couldnt find my makeup or anything really so I was a hot mess for my first day of school. 

The Grandpa took me to meet my group.  We started walking and he turns me around and points to his eyes and back at the house and then to the area around us. Pretty sure he meant "use your eyes to remember! Don't get lost!"    

I almost got hit by a bus/van thingy (I don't know what they're called exactly) on our walk.  It didn't even seem to phase the Grandpa.  Busses and vans don't exactly stop for you if you're in the way, the expect you to move.  And if you don't they will finally slam on the breaks about an inch before they hit you. (There will be more on the driving in this city later).