I was telling Suzi about the CD I got from the library to help me learn traveler's Italian, and she made the suggestion that I try a Lonely Planet phrase book. Damn, Gina, you smart. Amazon Marketplace all kindsa hooked me up with this. Now of course she'll be a victim of her own cleverness, as I practice on her over the next month and a half.

"Two airmail stamps, please."

"How much for this leather thong?"

"Yes, I am of marriageable age, but I am worth more than 2 goats and a bottle of chianti."