Hello Italy lovers! Welcome to the Italy Alive Blog Page! Well, I just wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about myself and why I believe so strongly in "travel abroad". But to do this, you need to know how I am connected to Italy and why it means so much to me. I was born to two Italian parents, Angelina and Mauro, on Long Island, NY. The town I am from is called Massapequa, and there are so many Italian and Jewish people there that it got the nickname: "Matzop