After finding my roots in the tiny fishing village of Lacco Ameno, Ischia, I became a dual citizen and was beckoned to live in the country that my family had to abandon in 1904. They would never live to know that their dream would be fulfilled through their children. They would never live to know that a century and three generations later, the circle would be completed, returning one of their children back, to love as they never could, the land that was once theirs.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Climbing Mount Vesuvio
Climbing Mount Vesuvius on my bike today while following the Giro d'Italia was more than a ride, more than a climb, but the actualization of my spiritual journey to Italy, and my arrival at the summit of my dreams.