As I sat in the small Fiat, next to a distant cousin from my paternal grandmother's family line, there were about 10 different feelings running through me. Among them were excitement, nervousness, anxiety, and disbelief.

I am currently in the midst of an extended trip through Italy with my family of five to discover the land where my family came from, and more importantly to find out exactly the places from which each one left to come to the United States. This day, though, stood out from the other days. This was the day that I was visiting the small village of Controne where my great-grandfather, who shares my name, was born.

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