Scene 1. Elena’s arrival

Javier:             This is the house.

Andrea:           Oh nice.

Javier:              Andrea, we’re here… Well, Andrea, this is Elena.

Andrea:           Pleased to meet you.

Elena:             Hi…Same here. You speak Spanish?

Andrea:           Yes, a little.

Elena:             Ah, WHere are you from?

Andrea:           I am from Italy. I am the teaching assistant in Italian.

Elena:             Ah, What city?

Andrea:           Bologna.

Elena:              Ay, that’s great. What are you studying.

Andrea:           I’m taking clases in psychology for my masters en Italia. and you?

Elena:             I’m doing a masters in political science.

Andrea:           That’s great. Are you tired?

Elena:             Yes, a little.

Andrea:           This…how many hour of travel?

Elena:             Well, it was fourteen between the fight from Córdoba to Buenos Aires and then from Buenos Aires to New York y then arriving here, of course.

Javier:             Well, let’s go inside, guys… Thank you.

Javier:              Well, I’ll show you a little of the house. Here is your room, then we have, here we have the living room. Behind that is the kitchen.

Elena:              Ah, great.

Javier:             And upstairs we have the bathroom, my room and Andrea’s room

Elena               Ah, great. And this monkey mono?

Javier:             Well, he is called Pepe. he is called Pepe because Pepe is an Italian and Spanish name.

Elena:             Ah…he is a pet?

Javier:             Yes. He is…well he is the house pet. Since we can’t have live animals we have Pepe, because they say that they help reduce stress.

Elena:             But when they are alive, right?

Javier:             Well, hug him. You’ll see. See, what a sweet hug.