The Italian’s in general and the Sicilian’s in particular look as if they are conducting an orchestra when they speak to one another. The hands and arms are moving all the time while they are speaking to one another. There is so much passion. They greet their friends with two air brushed kisses on each…

My trip around Sicily with Keyrow tours was amazing. With a week in between that and another two weeks of Italian in Siracusa, I made plans to come to a small town. This town is Ragusa. I thought, how small could it be? Answer is, really small. I had to hire a driver to bring…

Taormina is on latitude 38. Just like home sweet home!

I hesitate to write this, but I am pretty sure no one will read it. In the US if there is a gas leak, it smells like rotten eggs. In Italy, it smells like truffles? I did some cooking last week and afterwards I experienced the aroma of truffles. I love to cook and I…

It doesn’t matter where you go in Sicily, you will meet someone and you will make a connection. Today, I met a lovely couple from northeast Pennsylvania. Debbie has family in Sicily and she and her husband John made the trip with a few family members and a larger group of older people who won’t…