Hi SM,
I visited
Italy in 1985, when I was 17 years old. It was my
senior year of high school, and the trip was organzied by the priests at my Catholic high school. We visited several cities in
Italy, including the Naples
area. We didn't visit
Sicily. The hotel we stayed at in the Naples
area was in Sorrento. Actually, it was an old
Medieval castle that
had been converted into a hotel.
I loved
Italy. The scenery and culture were beautiful. Unfortunately, high school was not a pleasant experience for me because I was such a nerd. And the 2 weeks that we spent in
Italy were extremely unpleasant for me because the other students chose that time to "ramp up" their bullying of me. They made the entire trip a miserable experience for me, socially speaking. Consequently, I couldn't enjoy it much. And the 2 priests who chaperoned the trip were absolutely useless. They refused to do anything about it. And they actually blamed me and said that it was my fault that I was being picked on and bullied. Did you ever hear Howard Stern talk about
his high school years? Well, that was me in high school. Along with
his fart jokes, I think that is one of the primary reasons why I identify with Howard and why I love him so much. Someday in the future, I
hope to write an autobiography, and I will more fully explain my high school and
Italy experiences.
I always wanted to return to
Italy as an adult so that I could really enjoy it. Unfortunately, I was stricken with my illness in 1990, when I was 22 years old. As a result, I haven't been on vacation (anywhere) since 1988, and I rarely leave my
home. I don't know if I will ever get to visit
Italy again.
Meepzorp