Rome We started out the day with a run by the office where we are “bunking” for free to meet three tenants from Rome who were making the final decision about joining ACORN Italia and “registering” their landlord, which means putting his property on the state tax rolls and off of the black market. They …
Month: February 2012
Sicily for My Father with Snow in Rome
Catania When I returned from various countries where he had never been, my father used to ask me to tell him what he would like to know about what I might have seen or done. I still keep an eye out for him and here’s some of what I would have reported if I were …
Strong Civic Movements around Catania
Catania After a great farewell on Friday night from my new friends (I better warn my family that I’ve invited them all to New Orleans – and they’re coming!) and colleagues with La Citta in Paterno (sausage pizza and a dessert that was chocolate cake from heaven!), only hours later it was full steam …