Roommate Remodeling

I have a new roommate. Norman, my Irish roomie, has left me to travel around Fiji. Consequentially, I have a new roommate- Luca. I have spoken about Luca before. He is the Italian (from Rome) who was none too pleased when I moved up to the third floor over him. After living with Norm who was an ideal roomie, I was a little hesitant about the type of roommate Luca would be. I had visions of him blasting his favorite Italian techno tunes all night long while I tried to sleep with earplugs. Fortunately, he is great!  We get along wonderfully and, just as with Norman, he is very respectful, friendly and fun. And bonus, he doesn't snore! Luca wants to improve his English and so he is also super pleased to have me as a roommate because he is able to practice with me. I decided that I want to try and learn Italian in return. I have no expectations of becoming fluent in Italian, but I would love to be able have a basic conversation. Right now I have mastered "Chow" (haha, correctly spelled Ciao), as in "goodbye." Also, one of Luca's female friends from Rome just moved to Sydney this week. Her name is Marta and I adore her. She too wants to improve her English as well, so we have been chatting a lot trying to get to know one another. Both have been so warm and friendly to me, inviting me with them out for dinner and drinks, etc.  Luca and Marta are looking to move in the next few weeks to a larger apartment with some other Italian friends, and they said anytime I need a place to stay I am more than welcome to stay there. I feel as if I have been adopted into a little Italian family. I'm looking forward to continuing to build our friendships, and hopefully soon I'll be conversing with you all in Italian. Ciao!