Interview with Elisabetta

Everything in Sicilian culture is similar, but slightly different from elements of American culture. So it was no surprise to find out that family values and expectations are different here as well. The woman that I interviewed, Elisabetta, has a unique perspective because she comes from a half Sicilian, half American background. She even lived in…

Posted by fum on May 31, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Surviving Mount Etna

I love hiking, but I’ve never experienced super challenging terrain until the day we hiked Mount Etna. It was an early morning for us, and the long, messy lines at the crowded rest stop that we stopped combined with a lack of sleep didn’t make me excited for the day. However, when we reached Mount…

Posted by fum on May 30, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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A True Italian Meal

Italy is the ideal place to take a cooking class; I love pasta, pizza, basically any type of Italian food ever. So I was over the moon when I learned that we were going up into the mountains to take a cooking class and simultaneously cook a lovely Italian dinner for ourselves. It was quite…

Posted by fum on May 22, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Food and Stuff

Here in Sicily, going grocery shopping is a completely different experience than it is in America. First of all, it is more common to frequent specialty shops rather than going to a supermarket to purchase all your goods. As I’ve found in Cefalu, there are shops that specialize in meat, cheese, wine, vegetables, and anything…

Posted by fum on May 19, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Segesta

Greek culture has always been my favorite part of history to learn about, and studying the impact of Greek culture in Sicily is no exception. It has always amazed me how far the Greek sphere of influence reached in the Mediterranean. This was evident when we visited the site of Segesta, which holds a beautiful…

Posted by fum on May 17, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Views from Piazza Duomo

The church found at Piazza Duomo is one of the main attractions of Cefalu, so it’s not surprising that the square outside of it is filled with tourists. The tourists trickle in and out of the church, some of them stopping by the restaurants on the side for a dessert or coffee. They were from…

Posted by fum on May 15, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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Scene from an Italian Restaurant

Eating meals in Sicily is very different than eating meals in America; meals here are meant to be savored and take hours at a time, while meals in America are usually a hurried affair between meetings. The first time we went to dinner by ourselves in Cefalu, we were already starving by the time we…

Posted by fum on May 13, 2017 in 2017 Blog post

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