Monday, May 5, 2008

Italian Drivers

     This story is going to have to be two or three parts
because there is a lot to write and a little time to do it in.
     Anyway this past saturday we had a catered Wedding in a villa outside the city of Spoleto near Norcia a town famous for Their salumi. 
     At 7:30 am I jumped into an old Fiat Panda Cargo with Enrico Spera, a fellow worker and culinary student at the school in Assisi. I had just met Enrico and had become aware of the fact that he was developing a bad head cold. 
     We set off on our journey on the highway in a hurry. When I say in a hurry I mean vary fast. At 8 in the morning you would not believe how many people the are careening down the highway at high speeds nearly rubbing bumpers. To be traveling at 155 kmh while only 4 inches away from another cars bumper makes me feel a little uneasy to say the least. In such a small car it was hard for me not to imagine how easily the vehicle would wrap around my fragile body, and how much I would miss my legs when they were gone. Don't worry sir, just look out the window, enjoy the beautiful country side and pretend that you are not going to die. Who needs espresso when you have adrenaline?