Chapter 20

           

           Ineededtomakesomefriends.SoIgotbusywithit,andnowitisOctoberandIhaveaniceassortmentofthem.IknowtwoElizabethsinRomenow,besidesmyself.BothareAmerican,botharewriters.ThefirstElizabethisanovelistandthesecondElizabethisafoodwriter.WithanapartmentinRome,ahouseinUmbria,anItalianhusbandandajobthatrequireshertotravelaroundItalyeatingfoodandwritingaboutitforGourmet,itappearsthatthesecondElizabethmusthavesavedalotoforphansfromdrowningduringapreviouslifetime.Unsurprisingly,sheknowsallthebestplacestoeatinRome,includingagelateriathatservesafrozenricepudding(andiftheydon’tservethiskindofthinginheaven,thenIreallydon’twanttogothere).Shetookmeouttolunchtheotherday,andwhatweateincludednotonlylambandtrufflesandcarpacciorolledaroundhazelnutmoussebutanexoticlittleservingofpickledlampascione,whichis-aseveryoneknows-thebulbofthewildhyacinth.

           Ofcourse,bynowI’vealsomadefriendswithGiovanniandDario,myTandemLanguageExchangefantasytwins.Giovanni’ssweetness,inmyopinion,makeshimanationaltreasureofItaly.Heendearedhimselftomeforeverthefirstnightwemet,whenIwasgettingfrustratedwithmyinabilitytofindthewordsIwantedinItalian,andheputhishandonmyarmandsaid,"Liz,youmustbeverypolitewithyourselfwhenyouarelearningsomethingnew."SometimesIfeellikehe’solderthanme,whatwithhissolemnbrowandhisphilosophydegreeandhisseriouspoliticalopinions.

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