When I got back to Taormina, I needed a break. I met a fellow student and we headed out for a glass of wine and maybe a quick bite of food. Bruschetta, anyone? It’s delicious. I was a puddle of fluff at that point. I ordered wine and was taking deep breathes when plop! I…

It was gutsy of me to come to Siracusa on my own. I doubted my decision several times but I chalked my concerns to doing something out of my comfort zone. I pushed through. When I arrived yesterday morning I got into my apartment on the second floor of a residential building. The street was…

I met an ICU doctor and his wife a few days into my time in Taormina. They were recently retired and from Pennsylvania. They were traveling with a group of people who, as they said, had trouble getting on and off the bus. One thing I know about Sicily is that it is a workout…

When I arrived in Ragusa three days ago, I couldn’t imagine what I would do in this little town during my stay. It was a “what the hell was I thinking moment.” Tonight I found myself in the private home and museum of Maestro Salvatore Appiano. He is ancient, quite famous and he calls Ragusa…

The Greeks were first to rule Sicily in what Italians would call our modern time. This would be in the last 2,300 years. Modern times. After the Greeks, came the Roman’s, Arabs, Normans, or barbarians as they are described by tour guides, and the Spanish. These are the biggies. There have been lots of back…