This channel is outstanding. Wow. So grateful I found you. What albert said about drinking coffee in the morning on the deck and watching the sunrise feels so spiritual really hit home for me. My great great grandfather migrated from Licata to NYC after his father died of the influenza epidemic. He was 15. That's why I'm here in the states and I'm getting back to my roots. Been learning italian on duolingo for about a year. Plan to WWOOF in Sicily this next summer! Could you do more videos on sicilian culture? How the locals think, what they believe, how they go about their mornings and nights, etc. Thank you so much!!
Great info! I'm an American who has bicycled thru Sicily several times, it's my favorite place. Nice to hear your experiences there. I dream about retiring there!
I'm a Physician in the USA got 4 more yrs and I retire. sadly divorced after 20 yrs so I'm flying solo Have been looking at Sicily to retire and other places My mother immigrated to the US inside my grandmother in 1921 from Florence Italy...lol. The only Italian I know is bad words my mom used to say about the low class Italians in the area she was raised in ...lol Love your channel.
I spent two years in Vicenza in the 70's then studied Italian for 5 years at university in the US. I don't (yet) speak Sicilian but I don't think it will take long. I'm retired in California and am sincerely considering relocating to Italy, quite possibly Sicily. I thank you for the information.
I love your videos because they're casual, and you answer the smallest of questions that we all have. I'm so grateful to both of you for all that you do! It's very charitable to take the time and do these ! You both are " Naturals"🥰🎉‼️
Even though I now live in Lucca, not Sicily, I am still “connected” to Sicily through friends and some of the wonderful places I visited while living there. Also we still keep our sailboat in Marzamemi. So I really enjoy these videos. Always entertaining, informative and fun. Love your energy Eszter. Keep up the good work. Also I recommend to friends both here in Lucca who have not been to Sicily, as well as friends in US and UK.
The reason why there is trash everywhere along the roads in Sicily is that they never paid for trash removal before. The communes introduced trash removal fees a decade ago or so. On top of the fees, they also request the citizen to separate the trash into up to 4 types of trash (plastic, glass, paper, organic).
* If you enjoy our work please consider helping us on our GoFundMe campaign so we can continue bringing you videos from Sicily. Grazie mille: www.gofundme.com/f/anthology-of-sicily
Hello Ester and Alfred! I stumbled on your channel by mistake! It is nice to discover you. I am Italian American Sicilian from Lentini and I had to reformat my brain to live here when I came back here from San Francisco. I have raised my children as bilingual. The hardest challenges here are the driving, the trash problem getting worse, and the mentality that changes too slowly! I teach both English and Italian as a second language, but my two beautiful children with autism have reduced my availability to work like before. The hardest challenges I face are the battles with the system to obtain their rights and the services they are entitled too. I enjoy listening to you both, because I can totally relate to you both. Nice channel.
I wouldn’t change my decision to live here though. My family is in the US, but I enjoy life much more than when I was in the States. I agree with the spiritual aspect of living here.
I have an autistic adult son who is nonverbal. We wouldn’t expect services for him in Italy but I’m wondering how people would treat him? Is the culture welcoming to people with disabilities? Thank you.
@@tobirates916 hello there, my children are dual citizens. Here the culture in general is more tollerant and the school system is more inclusive, but there is still a lot of work to do. I have to fight for everything that they are entitled to.
I so enjoy watching you two! Perhaps you are familiar with the store in Catania called Cristaldi. They have a variety of international food items. Not a huge selection and not cheap, but when you have a craving, it certainly comes in handy! Thanks for what you do!!
26 degrees and sunny here in Bellingham, 70 miles north of Seattle. Dreaming of summer and Sicily. What's the most you've paid for a coffee or granita?
I enjoyed this live chat after it viewed. Esther yes you look radiant on this vlog. All the information on today very helpful. Love the rainbow! God bless you both.
Lol, driving is not for the faint at heart. I drive everywhere and it is an advanture. The stray animals are a big problem and there are some places with kennels now. Sadly they are over full and many stay in them for years. The biggest problem is not many will spay/nueter their pets and just let them run free.
Beautiful! Are you guys from New England? My family are from the Boston area. How do you compare the food between Sicily and the North End? 😊🤤 The Mediterranean is beautiful and mystique! Incredible History. Enjoy, be well. Salute... ❤
@@YouMeandSicily wow! I'm sure you remember Lawrence and Lowell when they were occupied by Greeks and Italians moons ago... And correct the cuisine is different. Not sure if Tripoli Bakery is still in business. This goes decades ago. We probably know each other's family.. 👍 Have a great time in the Mediterranean. Be well.
Yes so true . We do bake many things including sciacciata, poizza, spinach pie, cookies etc. Here is one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rWnjXQpvy6A.htmlsi=bBF8WH-f8yKfeSum
We can relate to the driving stories we got stuck in the very narrow streets in Erice the map told us to turn but it was a set of stairs !! Everyone in the houses came out but no one offered to help us lol The worst traffic circle was in Bagheria by the Diva cafe !! We can laugh about it now priceless experiences !!
i lived in italy for yrs. i would strongly encourage people thinking moving there to go spend a long vacation there first. it can very quickly turn into a nightmare .
Two years ago my kids did Palermo to Santorini for a week in October for 30 Euro each way. They used the hydrofoils once they got there to visit crete. Last year friends did the same to Dubrovnik in September, 40 Euro each way.
If on Social Security and retired, no. If you,however you earn wages in Italy yes. You would need to seek advice from an accountant, however, for your specific situation
Oh my goodness I really need to find out certain things. I'm dealing with someone who doesn't read my emails in full. It is just back and forth and I am doing my head in. There is no way I will learn Italian. I am European. English is widely spoken.
English is not that widely spoken in many places in Sicily. What do you need help with ? Alfred is an attorney and deals with lots of Sicilian and Italian issues.
English is not widely spoken, neither is it in many countries in Europe, especially outside of major cities. Trying to move to Sicily without learning even basic Italian would be very difficult indeed!
My first year I walked everywhere no problem. It is totally doable but different story if you want to travel around the island. PLUS there are many hilly areas so take that into consideration if you have knee or other physical issues. I will for sure address this and have more thoughts on our next chat !!! Grazie mille !
@@EszterVajda Thank you so very much,Eszter.I so enjoy watching your and Alfreds program! I am planning on retiring and making my 1st trip March 2022 Do to the Virus to find my home.Hopefully we can meet then. Have a wonderful week and see you next week
io attualmento abito in Florida Usa ....posso dirvi che qui il costo della vita e' quasi il doppio che in Sicilia ....un carciofo costa 2.99 la frutta non ha sapore e noi italiani desideriamo il buon cibo i dolci sono pessimi.... le tasse sulle case altissime per la sanita' se non hai un assicurazione sei fregato anche qui se non stai attento ti fregano sul prezzo ....paghiamo 225 dollari al mese per internet telefono e pogrammi televisivi solo per la tv 122 dollari al mese un pacco di pasta barilla di 454 gr costa 1.91 dollari e viene fatta in America si trova la nutella fatta in Canada i panettoni in Brasile e il parmesan che di parmiggiano non ha nulla .....in banca se vai sotto i 1500 dollari al mese ti costa 12 dollari ...il vino costa tre volte piu' che in Sicilia al ristorante un calice costa in media 9,95 ...paghiamo piu[' di 100 dollari di acqua e in media 150 di luce mei mesi piu' freddini in estate saliamo a 250 al mese l'affitti di un appartamento con una camera da letto non meno di 1.200 ...per quanto riguarda il cibo con tutto il buon mangiare che abbiamo questi signori desiderano il cinese indiano che comunque a Palermo trovi tutto ......quindi cari americani in Sicilia prima di parlare informatevi meglio..
How can you miss donuts in Italy??? Italy has such luscious cornetti and pastries and we did find muffins in Italy....Bomboloni are Italian donuts and they are delicious!!!
Ha. First of all I eat little sweets in general. That said,Italy has delicious sweets some of Europe's best. However, a good old American New England plain doughnut on a crisp fall day,along with hot apple cider,I certainly miss. :)
Ciao Alfredo sono camelo gimeli nato a catnia Sicily nella zona di ognina esatamente in via principle nicola 193. sono emigrato negli usa 1973 vivo nella cita di rochester NY. vengo tutti gli anni a catania per vaganze con mia figli
ognina Volta devo litigate con lei perche non vole piu tornado in americo.sequo i I vostri video e sono molto felice Che NE parlate bene adoro la mia terra nativa. .....comunque una Sola precisazione .how visto un tuo video alcune settimane fa.dove un tuo fallow ti a fatto una domanda riquardo lazio.la tua risposta una zona vicino roma.per precisare, l'italia, e divisa in 19 regioni. una di queste regione si chiama....Lazio, la cita piu grade in questa regione e Roma Che e la capitale d'italia.un forte abbraccio a te e la tua compagna.
"There is no Indian restaurant" or "I wish there was more foreign food options" - let me stop you right there. This is a very American way of thinking that people need to unlearn when they travel to Europe. Italy is not America or Canada that don't have a culinary of their own and need to bring everything from outside. Italians have a very good and famous cuisine, and people shoudn't expect to find foreign food restaurants without *at least* a local taste added to it, specially outside of big centres like Rome and Milan. If you wanna taste TRUE Japanese food, it goes without saying that you should go to Japan. When I go to Italy I wanna flood my senses with Italian flavors, and not having to choose between foreign food knockouts. Leave Europe with its own cuisine.
@erikaweber_ We LOVE Sicilian foods! However we live here and are not visiting, so sometimes we miss some diverse international foods. Not a complain! Trust me!
