"Lost and Found"

("Perduto e Trovato")

Written by Ricci Mann Victorio

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Synopsis

Lost and Found is a story of personal transformation to fulfill a life-long dream of finding the Victorio family roots in the Abruzzo province of Italy. With only an address on a torn piece of envelope of a Vittorii relative in Teramo, Ricci and Raymond wrote a letter stating their plans to visit, but never received a reply. Not knowing what to expect, they took the plunge and rented a villa in a remote mountain village near Teramo with no expectations of what they would find. From day one, they were totally lost, overwhelmed and emmersed in a foreign country with little to no command of the language or culture. Through their adventures, Raymond and Ricci not only fell in love with a marvelous country, they reconnected with a deep-seated desire to find unconditional, BIG love with the Vittorii family that until then, had been for the most part, unknown to the Victorio family in America.

Selected Photos - click to enlarge

The village of Castelli Downtown Castelli Castelli through fig trees Castelli view through fig trees Cross country view Local cross country view View from our villa Valley view from the villa

Vitaliano with frutti de mare Vitaliano preparing frutti de mare Reunited with long lost cousins Reunited with cousins Vitaliano and Aurelio Vittorii Polenta lesson with Nona Lina Polenta lesson with Nona Lina Moon over the Gran Sasso Rising moon over the Gran Sasso

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