Inanely Brilliant

A Chinese-Filipino girl walks into an Italian shop run by an Armenian woman who is assisting her Italian friend... Sounds like a bad joke, right? But it's not. It was part of my afternoon. Talk about surreal. There is a leather goods shop on Tumanyan Street called Amore. The woman who runs the shop, Anna, is a very friendly and sweet Armenian woman who has always welcomed me with a kiss and a "Ciao, Melissa!" I love her shop, and often just stop in to say hi. Last week, I came in with a custom order request, and Anna and Anna (the other Anna is the CEO/Owner of the store, and also the designer) were incredibly accomodating. (It probably also helped that I brought them a number of designs that they loved)
Anyway, today I dropped in on my way home from running errands, and Anna was assisting an older gentleman when I walked in. She greeted me with her customary kiss and "Ciao, Melissa!" and started telling me about the status of my bag. All the while, the older gentleman kept holding up different scarves to my neck without saying a word. Anna must have noticed the puzzled look on my face, because she then introduced me to Gianni, who is Italian (obviously) and works with the other Anna's husband (who's name I can't remember, but know begins with an 'F') who is also Italian. As it turns out, Gianni was trying to pick out a scarf for his "lady friend", who is a brunette. Anna is blonde (not naturally, of course), so he was having a difficult time deciding what scarf would fit her coloring best. Then I walked in, providing brown hair and a somewhat similar skin tone. And after affirming that his choice was indeed a good one, we all sat down in the (scrumptious) leather couches in the show room for a little (loud) chat.
And that my friends, was how I acquired a place to stay should I ever visit Brazil.