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Ciao Ciao Italia

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I'm a bit late with this post, but I wanted the blog to have an ending.  Most of you who have followed our adventures in Italy know that we did not have an easy time there.  Already during his first week of work, Jan had a clear feeling that his job there would not last long.  Indeed, after a couple of months it became clear that the Italians did not want any expats telling them what to do or trying to improve their inefficiency which in their minds was obviously non existent. Anyway, life continued and we tried out best to adjust.  It wasn't always easy.  In our first "temporary" apartment, we were not connected to the water supply, so we had to have our water delivered by truck.  Yes, I kid you not.  Our water had to be delivered by a water tank truck that deposited x liters of waters (there is no meter to check just how much goes into your well) in your well at the property.  When the water is finished...  well.... it's finished and you ha...