I'd like to think that the children were patiently waiting in high anticipation for their lovely new American au pair to arrive as Costanza and I took the three hour train ride north of Rome. Truth be told, they've had approximately 10 au pairs. Half of these au pairs are from the states so my American novelty has worn off. However, I am the first from California. Kudos to me. Backing up to the train ride part, I learned a delightful bit of trivia from Costanza, "Did you know it was in Rome where two trains collided head on?" Ay dios mio, why would you tell me that?! As if the sweaty African vendor passengers and rickety carnie looking tracks weren't throwing off enough already. We arrived safely at the station where Nonna Guja picked us
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