The first week!


We have survived our first week!
Some of the things we have done:
     * Moved into our apartment.(See pictures below).
     * We went to church, which is right next to the temple.
     * We went to the post office to get an appointment, to get permission to stay in the country. We didn't have all of our paperwork, so ...
     * Went to the post office again the next day. We got our appointment, the appointment isn't until June.
      * Went to the Agenzia Entrate so we could get our tax number. We waited for an hour, outside in the chilly weather. But a very nice young lady helped me because I don't speak Italian.
      * Did three baptism certificates. In spite of the one missionary that put the date of 30 February.
      * Trying to get used to an Italian keyboard. Who knew that it would be so different? But they have different letters with different accents and stuff. Very confusing.
      * We went shopping. Grocery, Costco like place called Metro, hardware, Walmart like store and IKEA.
      * Dropped mail off at the Zone Conference and walked around the Temple grounds. (I will put pictures of the temple in its own post).
      * Planned to go to zone conference...but it got canceled. 😢
      * Said "Good bye" to the Thackers, who we are "replacing." How do you replace someone who is irreplaceable?
This is close to our apartment



The outside of our apartment
House Hunters International, eat your heart out!

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  1. ChellaeMarch 8, 2020 at 8:27 PM

    Your little apartment looks very pleasant. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms! The patio and the view are so much fun. So close to the temple. I paid particular attention to the washer! The door looks very sturdy.

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