June 30th, 00:30 p.m.
Dear Diary,
this is my second week in Melbourne with my new family. Everything is ok but
yesterday I had an argument with Eliza because I forgot to clear the table and to
tidy up my room. She was right because I should have done it, but I think she
had been too aggressive with me, I didn’t deserve it! At home I’m not used to
doing the housework because we have a cleaning lady, so she can’t expect me to
do everything by now. As a punishment for that, I have to
clean the stables for two weeks . She is too strict and she should employ a
cleaning lady!
Two days ago I went for a walk with Nerissa along the beach; there we met some
friends of hers. Among them I saw a handsome, tall, sunbathed, muscled boy and
I asked Nerissa who he was and she told me that he was her brother: unbelievable!
She introduced me to him and we talked for a while, I think there was a great
feeling...
At school I have also met other guys; I hope they’ll become my friends: Neha,
an Indian girl who attends the biology class with me, Paul, Jesse and Mark,
who play tennis with me in the afternoon, and Keira a nice girl who lives in my
neighbourhood. They are very kind to me and with their help everything is easier!
In fact living here is amazing and I really like it because it's like a new life; I love
the climate, the beaches, the Australians , my new family.- Nevertheless it is not so
easy for me. Starting off a new school is difficult for everybody and sometimes I
feel a little unwelcome, especially last week when those rude boys were pulling my
leg, but with my new friends' help I feel more comfortable .
As I had never been in Melbourne before, my host family took me on a
sightseeing tour of the city. So yesterday morning we went to Queen Victoria
Market, a huge open-air market full of traditional and ethnic stalls. We spent there
one and a half hour and then we walked as far as the public zoo which is a 150-
year- old zoo were there are several animal species. I really enjoyed seeing the
penguins because it was the first time in my life, they are so sweetie and funny!
At lunch we had a sandwich at the zoo café and in the afternoon we went to the
Immigration Museum.I loved visiting it because my host family told me their
story: they are the descendants of British immigrants, it means that we have the
same roots! That's why they are so understanding with my cultural shock!
Later on we went for a walk in the harbour and we had dinner in a restaurant in
Federation square which was not far from the market. Everybody was pretty tired,
so we called a taxi to go back home. On our way back home I saw something that
I will never forget: injured kangaroo in the middle of the street. The taxi stopped
and we got off the car. The animal had a major wound on its right leg and it could
not move at all. Adam called the vet and we waited for him for twenty minutes.
At midnight we eventually got home and everyone fell asleep immediately!
It was a beautiful day, I discovered a lot about my new city and my host family,
I'm so happy to be here...
Federica Bertagnin
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