It has come to my attention in several ways this week that people may need a little geography lesson about Abruzzo. The name for Italy in English is not Tuscany. It isn't even Tuscany in Italy. It is Tuscano. At the top is the map of Abruzzo. Our town is under the first Z in Aburzzi. Abruzzi is the plural of Abruzzo and it did used to be called the Abruzzi, because there are four regions. We live in L'Aquila: eagle, area. Abruzzo is bordered on the east by the Adriatic ocean and on the west by the province, Lazio that contains Roma.
Below is the map of Italy compared to the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It has been mentioned that we are not in Kansas anymore, but on this map I think we might be.
More fun facts:
If you lived in Italy rather than the United States, you would:
use 56.56% less electricity
consume 55.11% less oil
have 42.08% fewer children
make 34.7% less money
spend 60.84% less on health care
have 19.35% less chance of being unemployed
have 11.89% less chance of dying in infancy
live 2.09 years longer
experience 28.89% less of a economic class divide
retrieved from
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/IT
June 28, 2012
Castelvecchio Subequo is above the first 'a' in 'Raiano' (above and to the left of the red text ABRUZZI.
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Incredible soccer game yesterday, Unbelievable goals by Balotelli, what a player. Did you see it with the town? I'm actually looking forward to the final. Who knew I'd ever get drawn into European soccer? Got home from the dentist just in time to watch the game (no root canal, just need some periodontal work), and then just as the game ended got called to cover a last minute very late afternoon job. So got to see whole game. Now that's a window of opportunity. Add the Supreme Court's ACA decision, pretty good day all around.
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