Note from Julia in Italy to Terry- at bottom of page This is an e-mail to Marsha Subj:
Re: Other
Date:
7/17/01 10:21:17AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: j Cameron8O@hotrnail corn (Julia Karneron)
To: ECONMKaol. corn
Hi Mom,
Thank you for all your help again. I think that all sounds good. No, I am not terribly worried about travelling. It will
be a long trip, a long day, no matter what. But at this point, it is nothing new and as I said, everyone speaks
english, it is a city that I have been to before and I have learned that with a little money and some patience,
travelling is not all that bad or scary.
I arrived in Siena a few hours ago and I somehow had forgotten how wonderful this city is. The moment I stepped
out of the bus, I felt so incredibly happy. This still feels like home to me even though I haven’t been here in two
months. I don’t know that I would ever want to really live here, but it is nice to remember all the good times I had
here. I am looking forward to seeing my professors tonight at the party.
And all is going well at Rome. Vincenzo was in America these last few days and so I had a little bit of a break.
Simonetta is really nice and probably, if it was just her, I would never being doing anything. I always ask what I can
do and she says, don’t worry, relax, you are on vacation. She isn’t really used to having me around and the fact
that I want to help, but I think she appreciates the company none the less. I think for everyone in the family I serve
some purpose, but it is always different and maybe not what anyone would have expected. Lorenzo, the five year
old, this morning asked why I had to go away. We asked him why, was he sad. He sad no, I am happy because I
don’t want to learn english anymore. It was really quite cute,
but let’s you know what I have to put up with. I know
the kids really like me, but they are impossible. We use the word maleducazione alot with them, can you guess the
meaning?
Can you give this next part of the letter to Terry? And if you get this today, could you give me a call if Vikki is at
home? I tried to call just a little while ago, but I got no answer, not even an answering machine. If not, can you tell
her I said happy birthday and I will send her an ecard right now. I hope all is well.
Terry,
Thank you for all you help with my car. Truely, it is really wonderful of you to do
the work you are doing. It is above and beyond what I would expect. And while I
am thanking you for things, I should say I have a whole new perspective on child
raising now and I think I finally truely appreciate all the adventures and
experiences that I had when I was a child. These kids are the typical children that
watch too much television, are incredibly lazy, a little fat and not very
adventuresome. I think that I am a good influence on them at the sea, always
going in the water and playing in the waves, etc... However, I cannot tell you how
happy I am that I did not spend my childhood planted in front of a television. So
thank you for making me ride my bike 100’s of miles every summer and taking
trips on the boat and going skiing every weekend in the winter. You always told
me that this was the best way to live life, but I took it for granted. And just know,
that all the work you are doing on my car isn’t for nothing-I use it to do all these
things that you taught me to love. So even though I am sure it is a royal pain in
your ass, which I know it is, just try to remember how happy it makes me to be
able to hope in my car and go for a bike ride in the hill towns in the south of
Buffalo. Enjoy the trip on the boat. I am looking forward to being home and
coming back to Keene to see everyone.
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