- Via Piancavallo -
Carlo, 79 is my grand uncle.
He lives in a small village in northern Italy, in the same house, since the mid 1960s.
At the end of the Great War, Italy was split and devastated.
Working abroad, was the only choice. After a friend's invitation he moved to Bale,Switzerland. Worked hard at General Motors., and saved to finally move back and build his home.
Italy's economy was back on track again, and Carlo and his parents shared the new house until their passing away. He never married, now Carlo is on his own, with his sister Oliva 81, who lives 2 miles away.
He spends his time reading the paper,playing card games with old time friends, and watching TV: Italian calcio, gossip shows, or any of the daily transmissions with Silvio Berlusconi at the center of the screen. Nothing unusual ...
These are some scenes of his life.
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Carlo and her sister, Angela, starring a "calcio" match.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Carlo reading the local newspaper after breakfast.
ITALY, summer 2oo9.
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Living room. Religion is very tight in his daily life.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Backyard. He used to have some wine plants. Now as a retired he can't harvest anymore.
ITALY, summer 2oo9.
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Carlo and his other sister, Olivia (79). Almost every morning they met for a discussion.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Carlo watching the "Calcio".
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Olivia (79). She is the only one that has no emigrated.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Wineyard picks **CARETTILLA** Front door of the hangar which
actually stock wine material.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.
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Path leading to the house. After it, corn and kiwi field starts.
ITALY, summer 2oo8.