i want to go to England in the summer to teach English to kids, it’s like a summer camp, and my mom’s friend told her that there’s this really good language school that organize camps, and that her two sons have done it for years, and it’s fabulous, so i thought, hey.. why not?

So about a week ago i email them my CV, and they asked for two reference letters, and now finally it’s phone interview time. In about an hour they’re going to call me.

It’s weird, because i totally forgot how thorough the English are. Here in Italy things are more slap dash, throw it all together and hope for the best. I must say i’ve become most accustomed to it. There are a few things i’d like to point out that are most unlike what i’m used to here in Italy.
1. They replied to my email in under 6 months after it was sent.
2. They checked the references I gave.
3. They actually read my CV
4. They organised a phone interview
5. on a SUNDAY!!!!

The Italians would be more likely to send me a badly composed email explaining that they can’t really remember who i am, but they’d love to chat over a meal. They’d probably also ask me to bring my CV because mine may have gone missing in action. Plus, there’s more chance of the Pope declaring his change of religion than me getting to do an interview on the weekend, (nevermind Sunday!)

It’s funny, i never thought i’d get used to the way they do things, but in fact, i completely forgot that there’s a world outside of this country where things actually work, and business is efficient!!!