Baseball and ballet

Yesterday we met with Ludovica, Giovanna's older daughter, who is very sophisticated and fluent in English. She translated the remaining parts of the permit to stay application. Today we will try to submit it again to the post office. Ludovica said that no officials really know what to do with it and don't want to handle it because the rules change with each administration. I am following another American couple's blog, and they are having the same problems that we are. We went by two buses and two metros to the boys' baseball practice. Two parents spoke English, which helped. The boys played in a gym with tennis balls. Carter and Stephen liked it but I don't know if we can make that long a trip three times each week for practices. There is a game for Stephen's team this Saturday. A parent offered to drive him, so we'll see. We bought tickets to the ballet tonight--three ballets by Massine-Picasso, which of are of great historic significance. I'm really looking forward to it but Stephen is not.