I got my hands dirty here in Matera and helped out while R’s family made this year’s salsa. Salsa, in this case, refers to homemade canned tomatoes, and I had the opportunity while on vacation to witness and learn this … Continue reading
Me and my camera on the plain overlooking the Sassi of Matera from the other side of the canyon Tourist shot! I’m on vacation in Matera, a small city in the region of Basilicata in Southern Italy. Most Italians are … Continue reading
“Magical Torino, underground Torino, esoteric Torino. Everthing woven into a combination of white magic and black magic, of tunnels and underground passageways, of places sacred to the Christian cult and of profane symbols, of ominous monuments and geographic and astral … Continue reading
It’s been hard for my neighbor to digest the fact that I’m a vegan, as it’s not a lifestyle she’s familiar with. She’s a seventy-five year old Calabrese widow who invites me over for liquor and cookies and spreads apartment … Continue reading
A friend in Perugia once tried to demonstrate the difference in pronunciation between the two Italian words pesca and pesca. Yes, they are spelled the same. The first one means ‘peach’ and the other ‘fishing.’ He repeated them a few … Continue reading
