Two years ago yesterday, Crystal and I departed the United States, leaving behind friends, family, and the suffocating police state which always accompanies a welfare/warfare nation. We traded that in for the stifling economic malaise of Sicily, an island which affords people the chance to get a whole lot of nothing done, work wise, but rewards people of low time preference with great food, unique views, litter, 3rd-rate graffiti, and a safe place to raise a family. Life is simply a series of trade-offs.
When we first arrived in Sicily, we lived in Capo D'Orlando. It remains one of my favorite cities on the island.
I took this picture of Capo D'Orlando from the Sanctuario which overlooks it.
If I were going to own a mountain hideaway, it would be in San Marco which has incomparable views. San Marco caps a mountain between Sant'agata and Capo D'Orlando.
Cefalu is a popular tourist attraction. In the Summer of 2008, we ran into a few LSU fans here from back home (New Orleans).
Now we live in Palermo, and next year I want to live in Trapani, and after that I think we'll live on one of the Isole Eolie. This island will remain home, however, until America declares war on us for some trumped up charge or another.