Sicily - the magical place

Sicily has been a magical place, not just for the amazing landscape, the generous people, the unbelievable food but also because it has changed me in so many ways. 

I used to be a person afraid of the kitchen, now after just few cooking classes, I've come to realize that cooking is not all that scary and I can do it. I'm so excited about my newly acquired interest in cooking that I've spent more time looking for kitchen gadgets than I have oogling over the latest Italian designs in shoes and clothing. 

Also, I finally was able to address my fear of heights. Today, I climbed to the top of Mt. Etna without so much as a consideration about how high up I was or what could happen to me. It was like something just took over in my brain and I knew this is what I had to do AND it was going to be alright. 

I knew from the beginning that Sicily was going to be at the top of my list, I just didn't realize it was going to be "THE" top!