Getting Started

I arrived in my new community on Sunday, January 22. It did not take me too long to unpack both the suitcases I brought with me, as well as the boxes I had sent ahead of me.

The convent is located above the book center--so my commute is just a flight of stairs! Not bad, huh?

Let me introduce you to the sisters in my community.

Sr. Chiara spent many years
in Latin America. She helps out
in the Spanish section.

Sr. Cesarina, the Superior.

Sr. Tarcisia is our
accountant! Love her!

Sr. Giovanna spent many years
in Toronto. She is in charge of the
English Section.

Sr. Lorenza spent about
30 years in Pakistan.
She also helps out in
the English section.



Sr. Tommasa
who takes care of
the Portuguese
section.

Sr. Ercolina is in the Italian
section. She also helps me
out with my Italian. She
explains when I have
said something wrong
in a way that I can
understand!



Sr. Donata works in the
French section.

 


 

Monday was my first day in our book center. I will be spending a week in each department (Audio-visual, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, English). In that way, I'll be able to help out in various sections when needed. I started out in the audio-visual section which is the smallest section. Our two employees who work in this section, Rita and Marcello, both speak English. Thank God! As they introduced me to the computer program, and the stock, it was helpful to be able to figure out what the English equivalents of the terms are so that I can understand what I am doing!

I had a great week! I'll leave you with a photo of our book center.