My husband and I were with a group of friends and we came across the famous L’estate di San Martino, an event in Paroldo. I breathed in the ancient air, listened to the music of the storytellers, smelled roasted chestnuts, stumbled upon the exposition of the ancient crafts in the old center, met men with cloaks who were strolling through the village talking to each other and could see images and shadows cast on the old walls that gave a sense of warm celebration! Groups of people danced on popular music and others performed theater scripts. I felt excited like a child; a group of women who are considered experts in making ’Bagna Caoda’, cooked this dish which was offered in the town’s taverns. We were welcomed in someone’s house and I tried that delicacy myself. Here, that night, I felt and dreamed that this could be the country where I wanted to live!