I'm so glad she felt comfortable enough to text me asking if she could stay with me for a few days. And I am so thankful for an understanding and welcoming host family, who had no problem letting Sammie crash on the couch. They couldn't believe her host family wasn't more understanding or helpful in the situation. They also knew how difficult it must be with Sammie being in a different country with no one she knew. So that Tuesday afternoon, Chiara picked her up from the Grisignano di Zocco train station nearby!
It was so much fun having her stay with us. It was like a slumber party every night! The timing couldn't have been better because I was leaving that Thursday for a trip around Venice, Pisa, and Florence with my friend, Zach, from high school. Sammie was able to stay even longer because she was able to use my bedroom, instead of the couch.
She got to work trying to find a new host family and lucked out because her real parents knew an Italian tour guide in Rome who could use an Au Pair. So the following Monday she boarded the train to Rome, but not before going to Venice with me that Thursday!
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