One favorite adventure was one that I went on with my present spouse, Inquisitive-Love some 8 years ago. As friends, we visited Italy, Austria and Germany. The most memorable leg of our tour was when we visited the village in Northern Italy where my 2 Italian grand parents came from. In spite of obstacles such as limited time, not knowing the language and only knowing the name of the village (that was too small to even show up in regional maps), we succeeded in not only finding the Alpine village, but were also welcomed by my 97 year old great aunt, Palamena Valar. If you are on a search to find yourself (and really, that's the most important journey that we all should take), then exploring the lands of your roots is as good as anywhere to start.
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Date: 2012-05-09 01:03 am (UTC)