The First Tour

After a day of resounding rejection yesterday, I hoped that the second day of tour-guiding would yield some better results. I also prepared for the weather, putting on lots of sunscreen and a dress. Unfortunately, I found myself thwarted on both fronts: still recruiting tourists who were uninterested in taking my tour of the Forum (or any of our tours, since I recruited for all of them), and the day was marked by intermittent rain. However, at the Pantheon later in the evening, I finally got my first bite! Previously, I hadn't been able to give away the free tour, but this time I found a nice couple from Kansas City who dared to accept the too-good-to-be-true offer of a free tour. I was surprisingly nervous, at the beginning, but once I started going it went very well, and I had a great time. I can only hope that someone will show up for the Forum/Colosseum tour soon. People don't like being recruited off the street, which I understand, because they have the same reaction I would most likely have: instantaneous "NO". I guess there is something slightly sketchy about getting a tour off the street; you can't be guaranteed that it will be good, and most tourists are interested in appearing like they know what they are doing and are aware of the culture. Unfortunately, I think, most of them don't know what they are missing...