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An American in Rome: I didn’t fall in love with Italy—I fell in love with my neighborhood

Jan 24, 2026
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An American in Rome: I didn’t fall in love with Italy—I fell in love with my neighborhood
I’ve always felt that you could tell a lot about someone in Rome just by finding out which neighborhood they live in. A neighborhood, particularly in Rome, was a place as chosen as it was bestowed. Where people lived said something about them, about cold, hard, biographical details, like socioeconomic status and income, but also about something more int…
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