When I moved to Italy, I spent the first few months living and breathing village life in my dad’s small town of Carpanzano. It was a refreshing change from the chaos of living in a big city like Toronto. I eventually found a job in […]
The temperature has definitely taken a dip but on the weekend of the 18th of October we had some great weather, better than most nights we’d had all summer, which was perfect for a sagra! The piazza was overflowing with people and the 10th Annual […]
We’ve been having a warm Fall so far, which is great because Carpanzano is having its annual Sagra della Castagna on October 18, 2014. The festival, now in its 10th year, will feature food stands with plenty of homemade dolci (sweets) made with castagne and […]
The roaring echo of motorcycles zipping through the narrow streets of Carpanzano is not out of the ordinary, especially in the spring and summer months. However, today the sounds of motorcycles were more predominant as Carpanzano hosted its 5th edition of the Motoraduno organized by […]
Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to participate in something very beautiful. I was part of a series of events that led to reuniting a family lost after part of the family immigrated to America in the early 1900s. It is moments like this […]
It doesn’t seem to matter where you are in the world when you live and work in a city, big or small, it’s not very hard to get sucked into the daily grind and hustle. I work long days and by the end of the […]
Last year I posted some pictures of Carpanzano, my father’s town in Calabria, that I took during my summer trip there in the Summer of 2008. You can check them out here and here. Here are some new pictures that were taken while my mom […]
Here in Italy, it seems everyone owns and drives “una moto” (motorcycle). There is a very big motorcycle culture here. However, don’t expect the majority of motorcyclists to be heavily built men with salt and pepper beards. You also won’t find bandana-wearing men with cut-off […]
t In Italy, many towns have a Pro Loco. It is a term and concept I became familiar with a couple years ago during my trip to Carpanzano. A Pro Loco is a volunteer organization comprised of a group of residents within a town. Its […]
It’s that time of year again, the castagne are in abundance and Carpanzano is holding its annual Sagra della Castagna this weekend. In its 5th year, the festival will include a food market, games, music and of course lots and lots of castagne. What’s your […]
