People that surprise us.

by Fabiana Tuzzolino (Brazil)

I didn't expect to find Italy

I didn't expect to find so many people that can make my trip better than I can imagine it would be. Last year I went to Italy to visit my family and to go to my cousin’s wedding. But first, a little explanation. My father is Italian, more specifically from Sicily and his hometown is Cammarata (a very small country town). He has a cousin (Toto) that still lives there, with his wife (Enza) and his son. Ok, continuing. So, most part of my family live on the north of Italy, but I decide to go to Sicily for the first time, south of the boot. I’ve arrived by Catania and stayed one night there. The next day I took a bus to go to Cammarata (Agrigento). In my way to the bus station a find a little old woman that help me to find the station. She was so cute, and very curios. Like all Italian from south, I had noticed that in this trip. She left me at there and continued on her way. I was waiting for the bus under a sun that I thought it will burn my head, and then I met Cassandra. I asked her if was the right bus to Agrigento, because the departure time of the bus had already passed.It was the begging of a friendship. She helped me to know the right time to get out of the bus and in meanwhile we talked a lot, but when I arrived in Agrigento she got off the bus first then me and then I didn't saw her anymore. I followed my way to the train station, and next more 3 hours traveling I finally had arrived in Cammarata. The station was empety, I found that kind a peaceful place. So, my cousin Vincenzo (Toto’s son) arrived, it was the first time I ever saw him and I could realize how we looked like. When we arrived in his house his mom received me, she was so cute and the first thing she told to do was “mangia”(that is the best you can heard when you go to Italy). Then I finally could met Toto, what a wonderful person. You know when we can see that a person have a good soul by his eyes? That is Toto. The next day we (Vincenzo and his girl friend Giada, a very nice girl. Loved her) went to a beach to visit the Scala Dei Turchi. By the way it’s a very nice place to visit, we can use tha clay that is found in the stones. While I was relaxing seat in a stone I Saw a blond girl and I got closer to see if was Cassandra, bingo! It was she. We meet again, was a huge coincidence. That time we didn’t forgot to change our contacts. I spent five days in Cammaratta, I’ve met some of my dad’s friend, some distant cousins, everyone come to visit me, like I was the new thing to visit in town. It was kind awkward but funny at same time. One of the thing that I most liked was listening each other speaking, cause they still use the Sicilian dialect. One day before I go, I decide to visit the Greek’s temples, Vali Dei Templi. That was one of the incredible places I’ve ever seen. Everthing it was so big and is so historical. I went alone to this visit, when Vincenzo left me at the bus station I meet Silvia, a Italian girl that was going to temples with a couple of friends, Thomas and Oczeaneia. He’s form Germany and she’s French. They were kind a particular person, different interesting people. I can say in this way. I spent a good day with them, they were so gentle with me. We stay together until I got off in my station train in Cammaratta. My last day in Sicily was a little bit hard. I had to say goodbye to this new family I had won. But I told them don’t worry because I will come back as soon as possible. Well, that is the best part of trip, meet people, they’re gift.