I have a Sunday routine — I get up early, go to the gym, get breakfast, come home and watch CBS Sunday Morning. It’s always a great way to start a Sunday, the stories are always great.
This past Sunday (today, if you are reading this when I posted it, the whole show took place in Italy. Jane Pauley was based in Florence and there were stories from all over the country. So beautiful. You can watch the whole episode here, free.
I’ve always dreamed of spending long periods of time in Italy, you know, like maybe a whole summer or so. I’m usually in a rut — a travel rut, I go to the same places over and over again — this summer will be New York City again.
Something interesting that was mentioned in Sunday’s show, and something I had heard in the past is that if you are of Italian descent and have ancestors who came to the United States from Italy, like I do, you can become a citizen of Italy — have a dual citizenship between the US and Italy. That’s amazing to me. This also gives you some sort of citizenship as part of Europe according to the program, so that’s even more amazing.
It’s sort of full circle — my grandparents came to the US for a better life and I would consider going back to Italy for a better life.
In 2011, The Jersey Shore group, yes, that group, Snookie, et al, spent time in Florence. I started watching the show back then for the scenery. No seriously. Here’s a NY Times article on the Jersey Shore people going to Italy.
I like so many areas — Milan, Florence, Naples, it’s hard to decide. I guess I should at least plan my trip before deciding where to live, right?
Originally published at http://tomversation.com on May 19, 2019.
