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An early Monday morning start was made as I had to meet Amelia, the secretary to the boss in the private school in Vibo who had given me this new job.  At 8.15 Paul, Lorraine and I had arrived, despite landslides blocking the coast road, only to receive Emelia’s call to say she would be arriving at 9am, not 8.30 as arranged.  A coffee was in order.  At nine we met her and went to my new assignment in Eni, a country-wide oil, gas, electricity company, with several other irons in the fire, where I was due to teach.  I made it well before 9am and then heard the class was not due to start until 10.30.  Time is not of the essence in Calabria, I knew, but I had thought business people might be more punctual.  I was introduced to several people, including a Signor Frank, whom I recognised from living in Pizzo, and my contact, another Emilia, in Eni.  The class consisted of two, out of a possible four, and we were away learning and teaching the present simple in no time at all and absorbing phrases and introductions.  It went well, I thought, for a start.  Books were on their way so I had prepared some lessons.  Paul and Lorraine picked me up at 12.30 and we went to their place for lunch and then on to Vibo for my other classes, of there are five on Monday.  On Tuesday I have four classes in Vibo and a one hour break at 6pm.  I tried to see the match between AC Milan and Manchester United but only got the last half hour.  However, there were three good goals in that time and United won.   

Wednesday and Thursday went fine too and I had the car on Thursday to go to Vibo and return myself.  Paul and I went to Vibo Marina for a drink as it was such a nice warm day.  On Friday we met Helen and her brother, Liam, who have bought here.  Alan had called me to go for a drink and Claire, Paul and Lorraine and Mark also turned up.  We had a good night and repaired to Il Poldo for pizzas.  I was going to take the car and go to Vibo but Paul advised against it so I didn’t, which was a good idea, in my condition.  

 On Saturday, four of us went shopping and I bought a camera for €70 in IperSpar in Vibo Centro Commerciale and a few items for the house.  I saw Helen ‘s place off Via Nazionale.  It is a ground floor apartment, with a good-sized terrace looking onto a large garden or plot of land.  I went to Paul’s for dinner and then went to Vibo and back to the marina in Pizzo looking for some music and life.  There were a lot of very young people in The Happy Hour so I went to Kaipira and met some nice Italians andhad too much to drink, I am now sorry to say. 

 

 
 


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