It seems one of the big questions people ask in January is about travel. “Any good trips planned for 2013?” Whatever vacation we may take this year can’t possibly top our summer […]
Journey to Abruzzo to Meet My Italian Family
A Visit to My Family's Ancestral Homeland
As many of you know, I am Italian, despite my name. My mother is Italian, the daughter of a man named Crescenzo Chiulli. We recently returned from a visit to land of […]
An Incredible Adventure
I just returned from one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Kara, my mother, my brother and his wife and our children attended a very emotional family reunion in Italy, […]
Jobs Coming to Connecticut from Italy?
It is no secret Connecticut is the most Italian state in the country, having a greater percentage of Italian Americans in its population than any other state. Those were the findings of […]
The Search for my Italian Ancestors
My great aunt Giuseppina Chiulli Odoardi, sister of my great grandfather Paolo Chiulli Until recently I didn’t know too much about my Italian roots. My grandfather, Crescenzo Chiulli was killed in a […]
