Vagabonds No More
As you may know, after a long period of traveling and research, we made the decision to make Capo D'Orlando our home. Making that a reality has taken a lot of time, learning, and patience. We've been fortunate to have so many Orlandini be kind and helpful as we worked our way through the process - it takes a village to make a couple of Americans Sicilians! I also feel fortunate for the moral support of my cousin Gerlyn, who happened to be visiting while we were beginning this process, and who has been a great cheerleader and support. So, over the past months, since October, we've been busy establishing residency, securing a visa for me, obtaining tax IDs and identification cards, and finding our way into the health care system. I won't go into all of the details, but it was full of visits to administrative offices and the Questura (police station) that involved many frustrations, challenges, successes, and positive experiences. My language immersion training has been...