Family Matters

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Yesterday I wrote about the family in Alezio honoring the grandmother.  I think it’s worth seeing some pictures.  Did you notice that this all happens on the street?  The neighbors came over too.  It was really wonderful.  A weekly event for this family for more than 100 years. As I reflected on my emotions during…

Inheritance

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

As you may have guessed, Italy is filled with cultural inheritance.  It’s not just the architecture that’s thousands of years old, it’s also traditions.  Some are wonderful–like the one we attended a few days ago in Alezio.  The oldest living person in the family, the grandmother, sat in her wheelchair on the side of the…