This was her first time in Australia that she had completed a religious event like this. She found it an eye opener and helped her to connect more with God. The thing that made it an eye opener for her was that she finally was able to recognise herself and why she wanted to be catholic, by seeing the power in God. By taking part in communion it was also an eye opener as she was finally able to be one with God by taking his body and blood. If my Nonna had completed her confirmation and communion in Italy, she feels that it would have not been as sentimental as her life over there was rough and she had too much going on to understand. This has much meaning to them as it was the first time she realised how important God is and what he can really do and has power over. It completed her grace that was given to her in baptism and her acceptance of her