through out her whole novel, without having to blatantly indicating it. She emerges herself in the culture, and participates in the customs and the daily routines of Italians. Mayes takes advantage everything Italy has to offer, which leads her to her self-discovery. She experiments and puts herself out there, and tries to understand the culture. She differs from a grand tourist in this sense because she lets down her guard, and becomes one with the Italian culture. Through out the book we see a gradual change in Mayes, grand tourist mind set and behaviors change. She is appreciative what Crotona has done for her. She was able to achieve her high expectations, and bliss. For example, Mayes states, “ My realization of the profound change in