Catherine + Fausto
Relatives
Catherine
Fausto
100

Where/Catherine/ stand/ meet/ Fausto?

Where was Catherine standing when she met Fausto?

Underneath the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

100

How/ Catherine’s twin sister/ feel / Fausto / at first?

How did Catherine’s twin sister feel about Fausto at first?

She was mad and resistant to him.

100

How old/ Catherine/ when/ she/ meet/ Fausto?

How old was Catherine when she met Fausto?
39 years old.

100

What / Fausto’s job?

What was Fausto’s job?

He worked for an Italian airline and was also an actor.

200

What phrase/ describe/ the instant connection/ between/ Catherine and Fausto?

What phrase describes the instant connection between Catherine and Fausto?

“Colpo di fulmine” or love at first sight.

200

How/Catherine’s friends and family / react/  her decision/  move?

How did Catherine’s friends and family react to her decision to move?

They were doubtful and thought she was crazy.

200

What/ Catherine’s job/ at the time?

What was Catherine’s job at the time?

She worked for a major cosmetics company selling products to luxury hotels.

200

What / Fausto/ do / after / Catherine / return/ to the US?

What did Fausto do after Catherine returned to the US?
He sent her a plane ticket to come back to Italy.


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300

How did / Catherine and Fausto/ spend /the night/ after/they /meet?



How did Catherine and Fausto spend the night after they met?

They talked, laughed, bar hopped, and Fausto played piano at his house.



300

What / Catherine’s mother/ say/when /give/ her the coins?

What did Catherine’s mother say when giving her the coins? 


“You took me on this beautiful trip. I think it’s time you met someone special. Make a wish.”

300

What/ the biggest challenge/ Catherine/ when moving to Rome?

What was the biggest challenge for Catherine when moving to Rome?

Learning the Italian language.

300

How/Fausto/ explain/ the correct way /  throw/ the coins?

How did Fausto explain the correct way to throw the coins?

He said you must throw with the left hand because it’s closer to your heart.

400

Why/ Catherine / decide/ move / to London?

Why did Catherine decide to move to London?


To be closer to Fausto and take a marketing executive job.

400

What/ throwing the coins/ into the Trevi Fountain/ symbolize?

What does throwing the first coin into the Trevi Fountain symbolize?

That you will return to Rome.
Finding love in Rome.
Marrying a Roman

400

What instrument/ Catherine/play?

What instrument does Catherine play?

She plays the trumpet.

400

What/Fausto’s attitude/ about meeting Catherine?

What was Fausto’s attitude about meeting Catherine?

He felt like she was a “present from the sky.”

500

How / Catherine and Fausto/ practice / speak Italian and English?

How did Catherine and Fausto practice speaking Italian and English?

They spent one month speaking only Italian and the next month only English.

500

What/ tradition/ Catherine’s mother/ encourage/ her daughter/  follow?

What tradition did Catherine’s mother encourage her to follow?

Throwing three coins into the Trevi Fountain and making wishes.

500

What job opportunity/ bring/ Catherine / closer /  Italy?

What job opportunity brought Catherine closer to Italy?

A marketing executive role in London.

500

What/ Fausto’s biggest adjustment / their relationship?

What was Fausto’s biggest adjustment in their relationship?


Living with a romantic partner for the first time.