Four Years Already!

This morning we celebrated the Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul. With that celebration I have now officially seen through 4 years of priestly life and with some indefinite number of years ahead that I know not what it will tell... :-)

One thing I do know is that staying in Rome and learning to speak Italian can be very fascinatingly frustrating! :-D First, you have to get use to their system of work and attitude here. They seem to be very laisse faire about all this and you cannot hurry them. Everything in Singapore works and you can get what you want quickly and efficiently. Here - well - you need to take a deep breath most of the time and pray you have patience before you can see anything happening. The strangest thing is that these Italians are proud of this! *shake head*

Nonetheless, the staff and formators here have been very accomodating and helpful and always want to make the stay here as comfortable as possible. So, it's ok... :-)

To all who have commented, thank you for your greetings and I seem to detect that there is a slight movement towards 'parlare italiano'. Yes, we'll see how we can have some fun with that. At least I will, from next week onwards, when I find myself in Terni for the next three months. For now, I am following the Mass and Office in Italian with the rest of the residents here, making some head and tail to what is going on... :-P

Meanwhile, you may want to check out the pics on flickr for the latest shots of the place of my stay.