It's about trust...

Here I am in Italy, again! It still amazes me that someone like me who gets bored so easily could still be infatuated with this country given how many times I've been here. I was thinking earlier today- what will I post about given that I've been here so many times that it almost doesn't seem "foreign" to me. And then, as it usually does, something happened. 

I sit here typing this post in a room, an office really, that is completely empty and has been for at least an hour. This would not be news except that the hour is currently 2:45 pm. Immediately, what comes to mind is "it must be nice, all the Italians living la vita bella done with a day's work by 1:30". Trust me, that thought did cross my mind. And then, another thought came right after that and it was "wow! I don't know how many U.S. businesses would allow a complete stranger to stay as long as they like in an office". 

Now, it's true. There aren't any trade secrets laying around but there are a few computers and a lot of audio/visual equipment. I suppose, if something were to happen then it would be a different story and I would no longer feel the hospitality of the Italian culture but the opposite! For now, I'm very grateful that these people are generous enough to allow me the luxury of working from their offices for a few hours. It literally means the world to me!