Who would have thought that Italy would be such an international hub for people from Eltham. First off we met a girl called Tegan in Cinque Terre. Tegan was a student studying Chemical engineering in Queensland but originally hailed from quiet old Eltham and attended Eltham East primary. Unfortunately for her, we were three years her senior and she was deprived of our company in these early, crucial years of development. I’m sure Queensland is lovely though.
The next connection requires a small amount of back story. In Riomaggiore we met some people from Melbourne who were studying in Prato, a small town about twenty minutes by train outside of Florence. Seeing as this was our next destination, these diligent students insisted we come out and visit so they could show us around. David and I being old hands at travel didn’t feel like we could handle any more culture and begged off while the two youngsters dove at the opportunity. While in Prato this particular eve, thoroughly engrossed in everything it had to offer, Klaus ran into a guy from high school, Mathew Olaris. This was the second encounter, but possibly not the strangest. I mean Prato is a university town after all... it’s possible.
The most bizarre encounter in my opinion was the chance meeting of Laura Baker, another Eltham College stalwart. What makes this odd was that we met her on the roof of our own hostel when she wasn’t even staying there. To think, out of all the places these people could be, what is the likelihood of it being Italy, of it being Prato, of it being the roof of our hostel on a balmy Florence evening. She even had the same drink as me...
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