I was high up in a piazza in Polizzi Generosa when I looked over the wall to find a group of boys playing soccer below. When they saw me and that I had a camera, they all gathered together to greet me from afar, wishing us onlookers peace. So, on September 11, I send peace to you via these joyful Sicilian ragazzi (guys), who were celebrating life with the simple act of playing together on a summer day.
Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.
