Merry Christmas

Well these are the people I work with. This first picture is Niri From Japan. He speaks pretty good Italian and not much English but he tries for me. He has the second bedroom in the apt. We share a bath and he is very nice and respectful of my space and cleaning after himself. I like him alot. He is very good in the kitchen. The young Valario, he is 17 years old and does pastry. I liked him until he started blaming all his mistakes on me. I just noticed that he is doing it. I must be getting better at understanding, because when it happened monday I understood what he was doing. I discussed this with the chef and he said ok. I am not sure he cared.
From left to right Nonnie (the grandmother) she is a worker and is very good. She likes me and I like her. Next is Andre he is the grandson, 24 years old and spoiled rotten. Then Paula the wife and daughter-in-law of nonnie. The women cook the risotto and pasta. The asparagus risotto is a secret recipe. They cook other things but they are the only ones cooking "The Secret". Then Gino the son, he is always nice and works the front. He also loves chopping up large pieces of meat or whole rabbits. He sings French songs, and speaks about 50 English words. Next is Georgio, such a nice guy. Right now he is the main chef the real top dog had a heart attack and has not been here since I got here. Everyone says he is also nice. Georgio does not speak English much but tries. He love saying DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON, everytime it is slippery out. Which has been everyday.
On the left is Marco he is a waiter and wine person. He is a super nice guy. Then there is Danielle He is very artistic and loves plating. He feels he is the best of them all but is not the top dog so he has to step back once in awhile. He speaks English but does not understand my accent so it makes him mad. He said I make him feel like he did not learn anything. So does not like talking to me.
This is Georgio again in the kitchen. That is his personality. He likes to keep things light. There is very little confusion or yelling in our kitchen. The only yelling comes from Gino and noone says anything whenhe yells. The waiters sometime yell at each other.

Well I don't have much to say, we have been working alot. We will work Christmas and Christmas Eve. I miss home and will be back soon.
Merry Christmas from Italy,
Yvonne