Years after a whirlwind Trieste romance ends in a windblown note, “I have to go earlier… forgive me for all”, a different translation reframes everything. Was it abandonment, or a plea to be gentle with the story? Through language nerdiness, sonic memories, and the mercy of nuance, this episode explores how words carry tone, how "go ahead" isn’t the same as "leave early," and why reframing a goodbye can be the difference between bitterness and blessing. For anyone who has loved across borders... or misread the subtitles of their own life. If this episode found you, follow the show and share it with someone who might need it today. Music Credits Johann Sebastian Bach - Air on the G String BWV 1068 Arranged for Piano - courtesy of Classicals.de Camille Saint-Saens - Le Cygne from Carnival of the Animals - Viola student of Matthias Maurer at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Graz. (2012)

In Trieste’s Sunday market, a small yellow field with a crooked horizon becomes a quiet ghost... a painting left behind for €30 that turns into years of second-guessing. When it reappears eleven years later (more cracked, more expensive, still itself), Elliot finally buys it and, with it, permission to notice again: better cappuccino, braver apologies, small second chances hiding in plain sight. This story isn’t about taste; it’s about timing... how the objects we choose can reset our attention and teach us to say yes without over-explaining. A love letter to Trieste, flea markets, and the grace of repetition with better timing. If this episode found you, follow the show and share it with someone who might need it today. LINKS Website: www.ificouldsayonemorething.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/IfICouldSayOneMoreThing Submit your story (private): SayOneMoreThingPod@gmail.com Instagram: @sayonemorething | TikTok: @ificouldsayonemorething | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576772126733 Music Credits Chopin - Ballade No. 2, Op. 38, performed by Frank Levy (2015) - courtesy of Classicals.de

After a baggage mix-up, Maya brings home a stranger’s suitcase and opens a life by accident: a chef’s apron, a playlist for endurance, and a notebook of tender recipes written between grief notes and reminders to buy flowers on Mondays. In two borrowed days, she cooks his pasta, listens to his songs, and discovers the shape of a man who bakes at 3 a.m. for his daughters. When the airline finally calls, she tucks a small gift into the notebook... a piece of music and a wish for gentler nights. This episode is about the ethics of curiosity, accidental intimacy, and the ordinary artifacts that reveal us more than any headline ever could. If this episode found you, follow the show and share it with someone who might need it today. Music Credits Chopin - Ballade No. 2, Op. 38, performed by Frank Levy (2015) - courtesy of Classicals.de Bach - Goldberg Variations (Aria), performed by Kimiko Ishizaka (2012) - courtesy of the Open Goldberg Variations Project (opengoldbergvariations.org) LINKS Website: www.ificouldsayonemorething.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/IfICouldSayOneMoreThing Submit your story (private): https://tally.so/r/3xE1bd Email: SayOneMoreThingPod@gmail.com Instagram: @sayonemorething | TikTok: @ificouldsayonemorething | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576772126733