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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA man who looks a bit like Jean de Rochefort comes up to my table at around 11.30am, a glass in his hand. He asks me if I\u2019m working or if I\u2019m on holiday, all in Italian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I enter into the spirit and start chatting to him, he corrects me and suggests other ways of saying things, thus contributing to my daily Italian lessons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An hour and a glass of Prosecco later, he leaves. I don\u2019t know the name of this kind pensioner but I know that he has done the St James\u2019s Way too. He cycled it with his son from Milan. I also know that he has lived in the mountains since he retired because he loves cross-country skiing and that he has put lunch on to cook for his family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I rarely spend an hour chatting to a stranger that I\u2019m never going to see again. I realise that I should do it more often. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about you? Do you take the time to listen to strangers just for the pleasure of it? <\/p>\n\n\n
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I\u2019ve found the perfect office. It\u2019s quiet and peaceful, located at 1,000 m above sea level with a stunning view. I lay out my things on the table on the terrace of my hotel and start work. Time flies by and every time I look up, I\u2019m inspired by the view. A man who looks a bit like Jean de Rochefort comes up to my table at around 11.30am, a glass in his hand. He asks me if I\u2019m working or if I\u2019m on holiday, all in Italian. I enter into the spirit and start chatting to him, he corrects me and suggests other ways of saying things, thus contributing to my daily Italian lessons. An hour and a glass of Prosecco later, he leaves. I don\u2019t know the name of this kind pensioner but I know that he has done the St James\u2019s Way too. He cycled it with his son from Milan. I also know that he has lived in the mountains since he retired because he loves cross-country skiing and that he has put lunch on to cook for his family. I rarely spend an hour chatting to a stranger that I\u2019m never going to see again. I realise that I should do it more often. What about you? Do you take the time to listen to strangers just for the pleasure of it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2784,2785,2786,2787],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n