Little Victories

This morning, we went to get our Codice Fiscale. It is basically like a social security number. It was pleasantly simple in every way. It didn't even take that long.
Later, I went into the kitchen to ask Rosa what I could do to help with lunch. Rosa does not speak English to us. (Whether or not she CAN speak English might be a different story ;) She asked me, in Italian, to go get a specific type of bread from a certain grocery store. Not the kind of store where you walk in, find it, and buy it. I had to actually walk up to the counter and ask for it in Italian! Was I nervous? Yes...but I had to be brave. And I did it! I was so excited! I had saved lunch! I was full of joy and pride walking back to the Bible school with my half kilo of Tuscan bread until I got to the door an realized I had forgotten the key when I left, in my haste to impress Rosa. All was well, though. It's the small accomplishments, ya know? I shall conquer this language, one trip to the bread store at a time!

Tonight, Lisa and I studied about the verb "to be," adjectives, articles, and the Baptism of Jesus. It was fun to watch her excitement as she understood the story and applied the grammar she had just learned, to answering questions that I asked her about the scripture. She was so proud of her little accomplishments, and I was proud for her.