Wendy and I were close friends during our year on Pavia. She was a student and I was teaching English in the city. She was easy to like: open-hearted, active, and that lovely easy smile and laugh. We were part of a large group of friends, about 1/3 students/me, and 2/3 Italian. We spent time together at the Cassetta, at Da Vanni (bar), and, in the summer, swimming in the Trebbia river. When my mum/dad came to visit Wendy was the obvious person to invite them to meet: great company, easy conversation - this is when the photos were taken (by my mum!). She was kind enough to invite me to Sardegna to help her clean up her parents' yacht, and we watched Liverpool beat AS Roma in the European Cup Final together - relieved that all the Italians there also supported Liverpool! We also travelled to Florence together, staying with Valerio Finardi. She had that ability to be everyone's best friend. A beautiful presence. So missed......