Calabrians are Like Texans … without the hat

Posted on: Sep 18, 2009

For the last three years, I fought my Texas ways and struggled to become Calabrian. I practiced their language. I mimicked their habits. I absorbed their culture. Then it hit me. Calabrians are really just Texans … you know, without the hat.


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