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Elizabeth Gilbert Was Born
In Waterbury, Connecticut, USA -
Period: to
eat, pray, love.
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Bachelor Degree
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from New York University -
First Book Published
Elizabeth publishes her first book to New York Times -
Elizabeth Married Michael Cooper
her first husband -
Elizabeth Wants a Divorce
Liz sits on her bathroom floor and cries because she no longer wants to be married and knows when this comes out that she will no longer have the perfect looking marriage and house. -
Divorce
Liz admits to her husband that she doesnt want to be married and moves into her own apartment where she will have to do everything on her own -
9/11
9/11 happens and Liz does not run back to her husband for safety like she always does - symbolizing that their marriage is really over. -
Liz Meets David
Liz finds herself constantly depressed and lonely until she meets a young 25 year old actor named David who she persues a relationship with. -
On Her Own
The relationship with David becomes mentally and physically abusive so Liz is on on her own for the first time in her life. -
New Faces, New Places
Liz decides shes going to travel for a year spending 4 months in Italy, 4 months in India and 4 months in Bali to eat, pray, and love the world. -
Italy
In italy now where she became friends with Sophie - meeting her at a local coffee shop and from then on eating pizza and pasta everyday, Giovanni and his twin who she met by seeing a posting of free italian lessons for exchange of english lessons. -
American Thanksgiving
Her friends in Italy want to experience a real American Thanksgiving and a way to celebrate their friendship with LIz. -
India
Liz arrives in Mumbai India and goes to the Ashram where she get up everyday and does praying, meditating and mantras from 3:30am until 9:00 pm at night. -
God
Liz becomes friends with a seventeen year old indian girl named Tulsi and learns of her dreams of Univeristy but soon finds out Tulsi can never go to University because of her arranged married the female cannot be more educated than the male. It is then that Liz prays to God for the first real time thanking him for how lucky she had been to leave her husband. -
Liz Meets Wayan
Liz meets a single mother who is sturggling with her tourist store and connects with her. -
Liz Raises Money
Liz tells people back home in New York City of Wayans story and her friends and family donate almost 40,000 american dollars for Wayan to buy a new house. -
Liz Meets Jose
A local living in Bali who instantly has a connection with Liz -
Wayan Still Hasn't Built A House
Liz feels like she is being used for money when Wayan keeps making excuses of why she can't buy or build a house -
Liz Has A Boyfriend
Liz and Jose make it offical even though he lives in Bali and her NYC -
Liz Confronts Wayan
Liz tricks Wayan by saying that her friends back home in NYC want their money back and are very upset unless Wayan builds or buys a house -
Wayan Buys A House
30 minutes after Liz leaves, Wayan calls and says she has found a house -
Liz and Jose Wed
Liz and Jose are finally married
