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Well, that may have been one of the questions, but it wasn’t my biggest priority. Before we got to price, I wanted to know things like how long the lessons lasted, the format, the number of students, what sort of things we’d learn, the examination and grading process, her experience…
‘Fifteen euros for two hours, plus expenses,’ she replied.
That’s cheap. Maybe she’d make up for it with some extortionate expenses.
‘Are the expenses for the textbooks and study guides we’ll be using?’ Hopefully she’d even bring some along, so I could buy a selection to go through at home.
‘Ha! Textbooks!’ She laughed again. ‘Come ti chiami?’
‘Mi chiamo Sophia,’ I replied confidently. At least I knew how to say my name.
‘See you tomorrow at six, Sophia.Ciao.’ She put the phone down.
Huh?
What about all my questions? And what was so funny about textbooks? Everyone knew they were the cornerstones of learning a language properly. I’d had shelves of them when I learnt French. Maybe because the world is digital now, she had some sort of high-tech online portal or app that we could access instead? Then again, if she didn’t appear to have a website or any form of social media presence, that might be unlikely…
Oh well. I guessed I’d have to go along tomorrow and find out. But first, time to work on point number six: attempting to build a relationship with Marta. Starting with finding the words to ask her to babysit…
