Anna, pensioned professor Italian Literature: “We all knew the same songs, the same singers, we all liked, loved the Beatles. I remember that a Swedish girl wrote to me “Blowing in the Wind” on a towel, a paper towel. The lyrics. So we could sing all together in the bus when we went to the city, the town, the factories, coal we visited during the period of our exchange. I remember I laughed all the time! There was always something funny to laugh about! And I was very curious, especially the first time. I was very curious about the family who hosted me. The father was a worker in a factory. But he seemed a gentleman, with a pipe (laughs). He spoke slowly with a fine voice. It was very different from a factory worker, an Italian factory worker! I imagined me because I never knew a factory worker at the time. But it was so kind, so eh, ospitale, that I felt really friendly…”.