The Importance Of Being Italy

From a very young age I was taught that being Italian is so much more than a race. Being Italian means being family oriented. It means understanding the scarifies made to get where you are, and never forgetting where you came from. Being Italian means caring for loved ones more than yourself. But above all, being Italian is about being loyal. Though my Italian blood comes only from my fathers side of the family, our Italian heritage is ever-present. Both my mother and my father worked very hard to instill in my brothers and I that family always comes first. Of the many lessons to be learned, this was always number one and my family demonstrated this each and every day. I loved the Sunday dinners, the long-lasting family traditions, holidays,