Elizabeth Gilbert: I became one of those annoying people who always say "Ciao!"

...Italian words made me laugh in delight. I started referring to my cell phone as il mio telefonino ("my teensy little telephone"). I became one of those annoying people who always say: "Ciao!" Just speaking these words made me feel sexy and happy.

    --From Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia  (2006), by Elizabeth Gilbert (1969-)