I met Stephanie in Italy about 4 or 5 years ago. She always had a light about her and great sense of happiness that i knew always helped us in our work. Today i went up to San Francisco to see her again. She is up there studying Law at Hastings and lives in a beautiful apartment over looking some amazing views and the Golden Gate Bridge.
I entered her apartment, it smelled of Victoria's Secret scents and was cosy and homely inside. Seeing her balcony made me remember times we had sat on our caserta balcony together eating previously thawed out and ovened ciabatta bread with strawberry jam, listening to the Napolitana ladies talking to each other fom their balconies about us in Napolitano.
I went with Stephanie to her ward's church meetings and read out loud some scriptures again in my foreign strange accent, perhaps just to see if anyone would turn around and look at me. Har har. One person did, yes! It's become a bit of a novelty now.
So i didn't get to spend too much time with Stephanie today, but that's ok, it was great to see her nonetheless. I am in Santa Clara right now, visiting my Aunt, my father's sister who he hasn't seen in 30 yeas who i have seen more than he has.
I have three more days here in the states to live up, and i think i am winding down now anyway.
Stephanie with her friends Kara and Andrea from Italy (now living in SF)
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