![]() “Like speedy Gonzalez.”Īlso, just in case I forgot: “Keep your purse in front of you. “When the screen shows #70, we’ll go sit closer to the counter so we can get there faster,” Renzo advises. He always asks his car passengers to read him the street signs. Now that I think of it though, this behavior may be more related to his eyesight than parental instincts. A watched pot never boils, they say - but maybe in Italy the adage is, “A watched pot is the first step in pasta making.” Like an impatient father, Renzo stands up and walks right underneath the screen, as if staring at it more closely might flip the numbers in our favor. “Don’t pick that up, it’s dirty now.” I awkwardly balance my open bottle while shuffling through documents, trying not to drown my precious papers. Like fruit.” Renzo hands me a bottle I open it and accidentally drop the cap on the floor. “Always use a folder to carry your important documents, that way you have them all together in one place.”.Plenty of time to absorb my daily doses of parental advice: We take a seat in the waiting area and watch the screen for #71. It’s okay,” I calmly interject, as if it’s no big deal that I’m navigating this foreign bureaucracy semi-autonomously. “Say it to her in English,” Renzo orders him. He hands me a ticket and explains that after I meet with a third official, my card should arrive in the mail in a few weeks. We head to the designated line, and then I speak with a second official. ![]() “Wait, what do we need again, Christina?” I inhale and take the reins, explaining in Italian (maybe, sorta) what I’m here for. We approach the counter, and my father-in-law springs into action. ![]() ![]() After struggling through my permesso di soggiorno packet with Lenny, bless his heart, we head to Agenzia delle Entrate to get my codice fiscale (more or less an Italian social security number) and tessera sanitaria, a card that will allow me to enroll in the public health system in Italy (suck it, Paul Ryan). ![]()
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