Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 13

           ThisiswhyI’mnotafraidtotraveltothemostremoteplacesintheworld,notiftherearehumanbeingstheretomeet.PeopleaskedmebeforeIleftforItaly,"DoyouhavefriendsinRome?"andIwouldjustshakemyheadno,thinkingtomyself,ButIwill.

           Mostly,youmeetyourfriendswhentravelingbyaccident,likebysittingnexttothemonatrain,orinarestaurant,orinaholdingcell.Butthesearechanceencounters,andyoushouldneverrelyentirelyonchance.Foramoresystematicapproach,thereisstillthegrandoldsystemofthe"letterofintroduction"(todaymorelikelytobeane-mail),presentingyouformallytotheacquaintanceofanacquaintance.Thisisaterrificwaytomeetpeople,ifyou’reshamelessenoughtomakethecoldcallandinviteyourselfoverfordinner.SobeforeIleftforItaly,IaskedeveryoneIknewinAmericaiftheyhadanyfriendsinRome,andI’mhappytoreportthatIhavebeensentabroadwithasubstantiallistofItaliancontacts.

           AmongallthenomineesonmyPotentialNewItalianFriendsList,Iammostintriguedtomeetafellownamed…braceyourself…LucaSpaghetti.LucaSpaghettiisagoodfriendofmybuddyPatrickMcDevitt,whomIknowfrommycollegedays.Andthatishonestlyhisname,IsweartoGod,I’mnotmakingitup.It’stoocrazy.Imean-justthinkofit.ImaginegoingthroughlifewithanamelikePatrickMcDevitt?

           Anyhow,IplantogetintouchwithLucaSpaghettijustassoonaspossible.

           

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