Angela: Oh sweetie!! Well, I hope you get better soon!! 🙂 Bet you're glad to see your family again, huh? I'm doing okay-ish. Right now, I'm trying to sort things out in my life, so we'll see how that goes :P How about you? I know you're resting from the surgery, but have you had a chance to meet up with old friends? 🙂
Laura: I do! Polly and Ruthie and we’ve just moved house so I get to meet new friends too
Angela: Awww say hello to the girls from me. And - you moved house? (Just you, or your family?)
Laura: Dad got a new job so it’s the family really - just into Yorkshire🙂 of course I’ll say hi to them!
Angela: Oh cool! I mean, assuming you're happy to go... Where in Yorkshire?🙂
Laura: Ripon- it’s very near Harrogate - or about an hour from York
Angela: I'm asking because my friend from Italy recently moved to York (Erasmus program) and I know it's a weird request, but I was wondering if eventually you could meet. I know it's kinda a huge favour that I'm asking - I just thought that it might be nice for her to have someone to talk to, even if you're not exactly in the same place...)
Laura: I would love to! But I know no Italian ... is she at Uni?
Angela: She speaks English (trust me, I know evry little Italian too)
Laura: Haha!
Angela: She's apparently going to the University of York
Laura: Is she there now?
Angela: I think so - she wrote about two weeks ago that she was moving. One sec - I'll check 
Angela: Oh - she's moving tomorrow :P So, what do you say? If I let her know and you just happen to be in York some time doing business, you could meet?
Laura: I would adore that! Is she nice?
Angela: She's very nice :D (She's my friend! Of course she's nice!)
Laura: Hahah! Of course! Silly question really... I’m 100% up to meet her
Angela: Okay, I'll let her know :D And thank you - it would mean the world to me to know that she has someone who has her back
Laura: Is she nervous?
Angela: Yeah - she's worried about her written English. I told her to read as much as she can 🙂
Laura: If she would like to practice with me I’d be happy to help!
Angela: Awww Laura - you're amazing! Her name is Caterina and she's pretty cool
Laura: Thank you!
Angela: We were roommates for a week (a running joke between us was how her half of the room would spill onto my side :P)
Laura: You’re wonderfully *Wonderful
Angela: I try ;) I also tried to teach her some english phrases like: thing-majig
Laura: Beautiful English!
Angela: I know! Comes in handy during conversations like: "Where's my thingmajig?" "Oh, it's under the couch next to the thingy" :D I also taught her "weird" and "bizarre" (they're great words :P)
Laura: They are fabulous words. I like flannel
Angela: Flannel's a good word
Laura just moved and Angela wants her to meet with her Italian friend in York.