I found out Sunday I am not willing to take the risk with certain foods. Today there was this type of cooked fruit that I have never see before served with this cake. I gladly took a slice of the cake, since there wasn't anything "suspicious" about it, but refused to touch the fruit. Don Luigi ensured me that since it was that there shouldn't be any problems with me eating it. I still chose to follow my gut instinct which was telling me not to eat the fruit. There's no telling what could have happened, considering I haven't had fruit in awhile. Plus I am sure there are other types of fruits that I am not aware of right now that I could be allergic to. Don Luigi simply said that I do not have courage to try fruit. He then asked if I were afraid to die. I of course said yes. But I did say that before I leave I will try to eat a piece of fruit. I want to test to see if anything happens. I acquired the allergy suddenly, so maybe the allergy might disappear suddenly and I will once again be able to enjoy the fruits of my childhood.
Other than being tempted into trying to challenge death to a game of chicken, it was a pretty normal day. I once again was left alone in the shop to tend to all the customers. I guess the monastery is being to trust me and figures that I should be able to manage the shop along with all the Italians who come in. I actually did manage to convince a group of girls studying in Roma that I was Italian due to how well I spoke. Yeah I know I am shocked too. I didn't think my Italian was getting that good, but apparently others can see the improvement. I guess it also helps when someone else doesn't know quite as much as you. It was a good way to boost my confidence. Just in time for my lesson tomorrow with Anna-Lisa.
Miciotto is a little attention hog, even though he runs away from people. Monday afternoon when I opened the shop, Miciotto followed me inside. I did not notice it at the time until I turned around and saw him staring at me looking for food. I figured I would let him stay in the shop, because it would be more difficult to try and catch him and put him outside. I also couldn't feed him yet since no one else was in the shop, so I decided not to pay any attention to him. Well that didn't stop him from meowing at me and then spreading all his fur on my pants. A few minutes later a couple came into the shop and noticed him walking around. Of course these people were fascinated by Miciotto and tried to get him to come closer. Being the clever little cat he is, he played hard to get, which made the couple try even harder to pet him. They finally managed to pet him and the woman was able to make him purr. I guess she was pleased with making him purr because she was excited about it and started to rub it in the guy's face.
When they left I had to replace this little model of Sacro Speco on the counter since they decided to buy the one that was sitting there. I didn't see Miciotto below me and when I unwrapped the plastic, all of this glitter from the model fell covering Miciotto. I tried my hardest to get it all off him, but he apparently liked it, because he kept pawing at me every time I reached for him. I guess he likes to feel pretty every once in awhile.
I guess when there is little activity or excitement inside the shop, you are willing to do anything. Today I did more cleaning inside the monastery. Just make my assignment longer, I decided to clean other things that weren't even asked of me. I still managed to finish within an hour and headed back to the shop. I guess you could say it was perfect timing, since a large group of children showed up. I think Clara feels the same as I do about groups of children, because she rolled her eyes and was happy she couldn't give the tour. They still didn't stop the children from rushing the store and causing chaos. I am lucky that a couple walked into the shop asking for a tour in English. I looked at Clara and she gave me the ok to give the tour. It has been quite some time since the last tour I gave. I felt a little rusty, but the tour went fine.
Tuesday is a perfect example of what happens when there is nothing else to do. Clara asked me if I knew who the teletubbies were. Yeah the little weird things on TV, which I never watched. She started to name them and even expected me to knew them. I don't know how we even got on this subject, but lucky for me she changed it quickly. She wanted a history lesson on the flag of the USA. I broke it down for her describing what the stripes mean and what the stars mean. For once I was the teacher and she was the student. Finally the roles have switched.
As a little side note, this will be my last journal for awhile. I am heading to Greece tomorrow and will not be taking my laptop. I will make sure that there are lots of pictures to make up for it though. Expect something spectacular on Sunday night.
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