I want to do this for many, many reasons. When I was a child I used to sit around and write stories all day long, then I would color pictures to go with the theme. It was an amazing outlet for the chaos of my childhood, I used story writing as an escape.
Now that I am older, people in my life have told me I should write a book about my life. They say I live a better soap opera than is on TV. I don't know if I agree, but I do lead an interesting life, which always seems to be made more complicated by one thing or another.
However, what I want to focus on is one particular facet of my life, which has taken up 26 years of my 45 year life. This particular facet is intended to teach people in this category what they are getting into, and hopefully helping them understand it so their decision can be based on all the facts.
I was stationed in Sigonella in the mid 1980s and loved it so much that I have always dreamed of returning. My family is from Umbria and since learning this (why my parents never talked of this I'll never know) combined with my fantastic memories I feel the need to return here to try to find where I want to move. I feel at peace, at home, like I belong in Italy. In the United States I'm so out of place. People find me intimidating, not in Italy. We're all family in Italy, and family/friends is what it's all about for me!
Why wouldn't I want to do this? My whole life I have been surrounded by negative, stay in the box, hold yourself back thinkers. I am generally the opposite of that, but it's very difficult to fight your family on these matters. I am having a huge life changing event, and I just want to be happy. For once. I think it would be liberating.
I used to be in the Navy and was stationed in Sicily for two years. I loved this time frame in my life, due to living there. I always knew I was Italian, discovered this in high school when I had an assignment to interview my grandmother. When I moved there I looked just like them, which made me feel comfortable. The terrain is beautiful, the people are beautiful, the food is delicious, the lifestyle is just perfecto!
