Much to Report

I got the job! And it really couldn't be better. I babysit/tutor a seven year old girl named Nerina. She's the cutest thing. I really like when she gets angry, because she pouts in Italian. Adorabile! But this doesn't happen very often; she's pretty well behaved. She's also very smart, so helping her with her English is no problem.

Ginevra, my boss, owns a publishing company. Centro Di publishes specialized art books for museums. This year, among other things, they are creating a magazine for Florentine art exhibits. It's really nice. Ginevra also owns a house in Paris, in the Umbrian countryside, and an Italian beach house. So the catch was, if I want the job, I will have to accompany her to these places. Tough life, huh? I might be obligated to go to Paris. Also, I will HAVE to go to their beach house this summer and get paid full time. I hate my life. ; )

So aside from occupational bliss, I am proud to report that I ran the Firenze Marathon yesterday. I was very much under trained, but it was actually not that bad. I kept the same pace throughout the whole race (I got my splits via e-mail already). I ran the first hour and a half without stopping, because I didn't want to be a baby, but this was stupid. I was getting really tired. I had been running next to the same man for a while, so I started chatting with him. We hit it off as running partners, and I ran the rest of the race with him. His plan was to walk a min every kilometer. For me, this couldn't have been better. I had enough energy to sprint the last 1/2 kilometer. We were joined by two men from Spain and another guy from Venice. We were quite the team. I wish I had pictures. I will try to get some from the marathon company when they post them online.
It was a perfect day and I got to see the whole city. I don't know if I will ever run another marathon, mostly because of how I feel today, but now I know I can do it. There is one in Rome this spring though...I am taking a personal day from school because I am physically unable to make the 45 minute walk to class. It will be my first day to miss and we are allowed one personal day, so don't judge!