« Amanda Nickelson »

She and her identical twin Amy (who is married and has three kids) are turning 27 next month. She is really good at multi-tasking, making cappuccini, giving fashion advice, remaining calm during emergencies, and having a pleasant time.

We first met in Rome, but she doesn't remember. In Padua we had a class together that was altogether too difficult. One night, after resigning ourselves to failure, we stopped doing homework and went to Caffè Madrid to get free spritzes during happy hour. Once there, we vanquished an Uzbekistani exchange student with a cowboy hat who had recognized her from a hostel - we used the "not so ambiguous sexual orientation" trick. Then we moved in together along with Dima, Alba, and Eric. She is now in Seattle tackling her grandfather's Alzheimer's while planning a future relocation to New York City.