Exploring Sicily, the Land of my Roots – All contents of this blog are copyright Rosanna Andolfo Park and may not be used without permission of the author

Thirty years ago I moved away from Sicily after marrying an American and lived in different countries, mainly the USA.  I had a wonderful family life and raised two exceptional children.  I became an educator and taught English to the foreign students in the public school system and at the college level as I could relate to what it meant to arrive in a new land and try to learn not only its language but a new culture.  I also worked as a freelance translator and interpreter using my two native languages, English and Italian.

At this time, I have left full time teaching and am spending my time traveling through the land of my roots, Sicily, and sharing my impressions with my English language readers. 

 They say “One cannot go home” once one has left the place where they grew up.  The places change and people themselves change.  However, I am trying to prove that one can return with an open mind and observe one’s land of origin trying to appreciate what there is to appreciate and understanding that what is not to appreciate can be left aside.