The 13 conditions before I settle down in Italy

I must be able to

1. drink a caffè normale without sugar
2. cook with a gas owen without thermostat
3. roll one's R's
   
4. describe the beauty of the simpliest pasta
5. accept that my husband's mother calls everyday her beloved son or vice versa
   
6. have long straight hair
   
7. pay my rent cash
8. drive in Rome safely
   
9. feel that I need to leave the country because of its poor economic situation
   
10. cajole the ticket inspector because I'm travelling without a valid ticket
11. be welcomed with open arms when I just left for 10 days
12. master the entire body language = follow a conversation without sound
13. find a platonic protector
    

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