The New Zealanders left this morning. They've been here for 9 days. Kate (24) and Matt (26) arrived here from spending a week in Sicily on vacation. They've been gone from home for 6 months. And they will be returning home in another month after WWOOFing in Rome for a week, another farm for 2 weeks and one week in Bath England with Kate's grandmother. I think they spent almost 3 months vacationing all around Europe and 4 months WWOOFing.
When they arrived here last week, Kate said she wanted to leave the very next day. This place was just too rough for what she was used to. But they stuck it out until last night when Maria Pia had words with Matt about Kate and this morning they told her they were leaving right away. So for the next 10 days until I leave for Puglia I have to be alone and eat supper with Maria Pia. Italo doesn't eat supper. Things are very awkward here because the same day that I leave (Oct. 20th) she herself will be leaving. Just when I was having some fun. Listening to the New Zealanders talk was hilarious. We laughed so much. Maria Pia didn't like it. Tomorrow we will be planting strawberries to harvest in March. We've been very busy pulling up many plants and planting more. Right now we have sooo much lettuces and leek and peppers and broccoli and cabbage and the corn is just starting to be ripe. The gardens are very beautiful right now. The nights are getting cooler and the days are still quite hot. And now she's leaving without a plan of when she'll return. I don't know who will take care of the cats (My cats). Italo doesn't like pets. He'll feed the chickens only to get eggs and to eat them (the chickens) one day. The day I went to Naples, they killed 6 chickens to sell and put in their freezer. On Sat. they'll kill 2 more. I'll leave for the day. If this was the start of my 7 weeks here, I'm sure I'd be looking to transfer to another farm real soon. Many things I just don't like. It's a challenge every day to NOT piss her off. And it's a challenge to get Italo to smile. These 2 are pretty miserable people. Looking forward to going to Puglia and back to the coast. Hoping the next couple does not have issues.
After Puglia, it's Christmas in Sicily.
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