Everyone was hanging out and chatting in front of the Pantheon and some of us were trying to figure out how to take pictures in the dark. Then we wandered over to the gelato stand because small talk and old buildings are always better with gelato in hand.
After mastering lighting issues, I tried to find the best angels to take pictures. Capturing the Pantheon is challenging because it is a huge building in a small square with an obelisque (stolen from Egypt) in the center. As I was pretending to be an amazing photographer my comrades were debating the merits of various illuminated ruins and the desirability of bar-hopping.
Suddenly, Brandon, and our six new friends, were led toward an apartment. Someone quickly whispered to me in the stairwell that we were invited to the private apartment of the Peruvian ambassador to Italy.
It turns out one of the two Argentinean women in our group met these 4 young men on the train. After the formality of hand shakes and kisses we were led through the beautiful apartment and onto a balcony which had a perfect view of the Pantheon.
We did the best we could to get to know each other. One of the four men who welcomed us spoke basic/intermediate English. Two out of our eight spoke Spanish as their first language and three out of our group spoke very basic Spanish. Unfortunately I don’t speak any Spanish and neither did two others in our group. When talking failed me I resorted to dancing. 
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