简介：Ricardorecountstheadventuresofhis21yearoldself,whenhewenttoItalyfollowinglove. MiddleagedRicardoTrogicontinuestorecountkeyperiodsofhisformativeyears.Thistime,theyearis1991andhe'satwenty-oneyearoldstudentinthescreenwritingprogramatUQAM.Arguably,thetwoitemsforemostonhismindarehavingtodealwithageneticissue,andbeinginlovewithMarie-ÈveBernard,whohemettheyearbefore.Althoughhedoesn'tseeherasbeingperfect,hedoesseeherasbeingthemotherofhisfuturechildren.SowhenMarie-ÈvetellshimthatsheisgoingonanexchangeprograminPerugiaandaskshimtogoalong,hejumpsatthechancedespiteneverhavingtraveledwithouthisworkingclassparents,BenitoandClaudetteTrogi,despiteheandhisparentsnotreallybeingabletoaffordthetrip,anddespitehavingnorealdesiretolearnItalian,regardlessofthefactofbeingpartItalianhimself.GettingsafeandsoundtoPerugiaitselfendsupnotbeingasstraightforwardasnaiveRicardowouldhavehoped,whichinturnimpedeshistimewithMarie-Ève.AsRicardoendsupoutofcircumstancespendingtimewithothersbesidesMarie-Ève,Ricardomayhaveadifferentperspectiveofwhathewantsoutofthetrip,whichleadstoanadmissionabouthisandMarie-Ève'spre-Italyrelationship,andthetripwhichmaybeaffectedbyhispaternalfamily'sfamousmushroomrisottorecipe,thedishacontributingfactortowomenhavingfalleninlovewiththeTrogimen.…