I've been lucky enough to visit Italy several times, and every single trip leaves the same impression: it's a country that understands how to slow down and actually enjoy things. The long lunches that turn into three-hour conversations. The way a simple plate of tomatoes and olive oil tastes better there than anywhere else, for reasons I still can't fully explain. The lemon trees, the linen tablecloths that have clearly seen decades of meals, the easy, unhurried warmth of it