He left last Saturday on first coffee in videoconference organized by italiani.it. It is a series of appointments from network of Italians in the world. We will meet for a nice and pleasant chat on targeted topics of interest to our emigrants and their descendants. The project is part of the mission of italiani.it which was born with the aim of helping Italians around the world to network. But also to keep intact in their hearts the love for their country of origin.
Coffee with South American bloggers
The first coffee (for us Italians it was the one after lunch while on the other side of the ocean the one in the morning) was dedicated to the Italian community in South America.
Here there is a dense network of bloggers who animate the partner sites of italiani.it. Websites operating in major cities - Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata man, Rosary, Missions, Mendoza, Cordova, Montevideo ed Assumption . Bloggers tell us how Italians live in that country, what they brought from Italy and which cultures, traditions, desires and stories continue to accompany them. The new sites from the cities of Tucumán, Río Negro, La Plata and Corrientes. Often these are the children or grandchildren of emigrants who will carry forever Italy in the heart. This first coffee served to greet us, but above all to excite us.
Twelve scholarships to learn Italian in South America
Great satisfaction in the eyes of those who set this up international project - italiani.it, the network of Italians in the world - Paola Stranges and Gerardo Ferlaino, and they did chasing a dream, to create this splendid network that crosses borders and connects all Italians in every part of the world. “I am Italian but I live in Malta - said Paola Stranges - I am an emigrant like you but lucky because I can easily reach Italy. This network allowed me to accomplish everything I wanted to do as a young man ".
The love for Italy remains in the hearts of our emigrants, their children and even more so of the grandchildren. All this was clear from the words of the young people South American bloggers. The boom in registrations at the Italian language course that the Foundation italiani.it - which will finance 12 scholarships - organized in partnership with theCalabrian Association of Buenos Aires. The course is aimed at descendants of Italians (but not only) residing in Latin America who want to learn our language. During the coffee, the coordinator of Italiani.it for Latin America, Amira Celeste Judge, informed that the applications to participate were already more than 2000 in the first 24 hours alone. Number destined to grow until the registrations close on July 30th.
Focus on citizenship and passions in South America
In this first coffee there was a great desire to talk and get to know each other. An opportunity to go out enriched and exchange ideas. From Italy Simon Help di itFrosinone stressed the importance of return tourism which can become a driving force for economic growth with an increase in jobs both in Italy and abroad.
Amira Celeste Judge da enBuenosAires he informed of how strong the desire for citizenship is among Italian descendants; of the large number of requests from consulates and also of the difficulty in demonstrating kinship ties with Italians. Juliet Mollo di itRosary thanked italiani.it for the opportunity of this experience. This collaboration allows her, in fact, to cultivate her passion for writing and culture and the Italian language which remains "that of the heart". Angelo Franchitto di itCassino he pointed out how, thanks to the bloggers who write from Italian cities, our emigrants continue to get news from their countries. They also relive those traditions they left behind: “With Italiani.it we embrace the whole world”.
La Plata and Adria joined by the pipe organ
Very interesting was the intervention of Frank Mangarella which will soon animate the itLaPlata website which is on the launch pad. He comes from Tucumán and his grandparents were Sicilian. Franco has always frequented the Sicilian clubs in Argentina and told how difficult it is to be part of them if you are not authentically Sicilian.
He spoke of the beauty of the human relationships he has managed to build over the years with Calabrians or Sardinians who emigrated to Argentina. Franco is above all a pipe organ concert performer. The intervention of Marco Doati di itAdria. Doati immediately invited Franco Mangarella to come to Adria where, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, there is a historic 3000 pipe organ. In the city there is a strong tradition linked to this musical instrument so much so that a school has sprung up. Doati proposed to create a common project. This is the essence and the beauty of the network of Italians in the world: to unite, to create synergies, to reach out.
Appointment at the next coffee
Finally, there was a quick roundup of greetings from different places in South America: from Buenos Aires, Rio Negro in Patagonia, Misiones, Corrientes, La Plata, Rosario. All united by the strong bond of blood and love with Italy. Coffee becomes, therefore, a moment of union and above all an opportunity to talk about Italy in Italian. Telling about the country where you live and what you carry in your heart. The new meeting will discuss a specific theme and will also host the bloggers of the main European cities of Italiani.it. Appointment, therefore, at next coffee.
