Almost exactly three years ago, in December 2016, I created my list of documents I needed for Italian Dual Citizenship and requested my first family document, my grandfather's birth certificate. I didn't know how long acquiring the 30 documents would take or how difficult it would be. All-in-all, my journey has been easy compared to… Continue reading Three Years Into My Dual Citizenship Journey
Giovanno Cercone, who is called Giovanno, it is not a typo. He is a resident of Canada, but who has been in Pacentro during the summers for a few years, found himself in his grandparents’ home on Convento Street (house number 101 before 97) three photos (two are the same) of a family and a… Continue reading Translated Article About The Photos
The day we went looking for the caves, we had an appointment with the local publisher of the Pacentro magazine, a small, monthly publication. Giovanno, the man who had the photo of our family, set it up. He thought the publisher, Augusto, would be interested in doing a follow-up story on the photo since the… Continue reading The Hunt for Pulcinis Continues
With how busy we knew Pacentro would be preparing for the race, my father found a local English school to help complete some genealogical legwork and research beforehand. On Saturday, we met the young lady and her mother at their English school in Sulmona. I was a little nervous. My genealogical research is close to… Continue reading Hunting Pulcinis
Sunday brought past and present together in an emotional bundle of pride, love, and once-in-a-lifetime experience. Since learning of the Corsa Degli Zingari, my father researched and prepared, both physically and emotionally, for the race. But how do you really prepare for a barefoot race down a mountain living in Florida? I won’t go into… Continue reading La Corsa Degli Zingari
There’s so much happening that I haven’t had time to write them down. Plus, I have limited high-speed data and can’t upload blogs or photos very often. On the day of the Zingari Degli Corsa, Janice and I were concerned that we didn’t have the right information about where the runners’ registration would be. I… Continue reading Chance or Fate
After 32 years as a Florida resident, I am finally going international! For my entire life, I've dreamed of traveling to Italy, eating the food, seeing the ruins, speaking Italian and experiencing where my Italian ancestors sprung from. Since first writing this, I have become a travel affiliate. If you click some of the links… Continue reading Where This All Started
