Perhaps an idea to get started with "who you know" is to find out what festas are on & if you can help out with anything with those. If you don't live in a town (but rather the countryside outside) you need to get in & start talking to people, even if you just get to know all your local shopkeepers, and network also with other English. We came out here with lofty ideals of being fully integrated & never speaking to an English person again but for one they are a great way to get to know people & also they will have been there, done it & got the T shirt. I've set up a little dancing school & when my frustration with the Iack of commitment here compared to the UK (& i mean turning up at least 3 weeks out of 4, nothing more) gets too much it isn't something I can moan to an Italian about. And before I get jumped on I know I'm living her & should just accept it, but when you have spent your time & effort firstly getting qualified & then putting together interesting lessons it does get to you!
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