Grazie Mille Italia

Trip Start Feb 07, 2008
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Trip End May 03, 2008


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Thursday, May 1, 2008

     As I write this, my last entry from Italy, I am at a loss for words. I have heard that it is possible for one person to have a vocabulary of at least 10,000 words at their disposal but they regularly use only about 800, a fraction. Looking over the last 20 some entries I would have to agree with that statement.
     While I rack my brain to find a word suitable for my experience here I am reminded of something I learned during a particularly wonderful dinner the other night; there is not one word in the Italian language for "confusing". Our hostess tried and tried to translate the adjective and could not. There were no synonyms either. What do you do if you cannot say that something is confusing? What do you say if you cannot express you are confused, perplexed, befuddled even? "You don't say anything," she told us, "you just figure it out... simple"
     Yes simplicity is key; if I have learned anything while being here it is this: work hard, honor traditions and family, enjoy good food (with even better wine), and surround yourself with those people that make you happy...keep it simple. "Very important not to forget," she said "la vita e bella."
     Life is beautiful.
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