Terianne Falcone
Bio
A New Yorker in London. I landed here after living in Sunny Italy. I love nothing more than to laugh and write. (And eat spaghetti.)
Stories (2/0)
How to Buy A Stamp in Rome
Upon entering the post office on Via Marsala near Termini Station, I see that I have to take a ticket number printed out by a large yellow machine. I need to pick from one of three types: A, E, or P. I smile coyly at an elderly gentleman, and say, “Non capisco come farlo,” I don’t know how to do it. Without moving an extra molecule of muscle besides what’s essential to speak, he says in perfect monotone, “Prendi un numero.” Take a number.
By Terianne Falcone4 years ago in Wander
Depending on the Kindness of Strangers on a Train
The 7:30 p.m. Eurostar train from Rome to Milan was full, so I got a ticket for the next train. It wasn’t an express, but I thought, How bad could it be? I would have to wait a few hours in Rome’s Termini Station, and it would take another eight hours to get to Milan — but so what! Can’t stop me! I can do it. Yes, I CAN because I am AmeriCAN!
By Terianne Falcone4 years ago in Wander
