Non perdere mai la fede.

Ever feel like there are some people you meet and you know you will never forget them? Or want to just talk with them and know all about their life? I get that sometimes, but not often.

Bruno. A 70-something year old priest from Italy, sometimes lives in Idaho or somewhere in the states, is longtime friends with Shaun who owns Euroadventures.
When Bruno comes to Florence, he stays at Shaun's house, where Cathy and Tony currently live.
He refuses to take either bed, but sleeps on the couch. Whenever there is a trip to Almafi Coast, Bruno tags along and contributes to guiding some amazing tours and hikes.
He sometimes leads private tours throughout Florence, and will randomly not come home for a few days without telling anyone. Then, we soon to find out he was visiting a friend or two somewhere in Italy.

I had constantly been hearing of Bruno, but never met him. I finally got the privilege one night to meet him when I went over to Cathy and Tony's place.
Literally the coolest guy ever. He reminded me right away of Nonno.
So sharp, funny, interesting, and full of advice.

He acted like we knew each other for years and I was so intrigued hearing a ton of his stories.
We decided that the following Tuesday he was going to cook dinner for a bunch of us.
I couldn't wait for Tara and others to meet him. We go over to their house that Tuesday and had an awesome home-cooked meal; bruschetta, sausage with rapini and some type of nuts, pasta with a spicy olive oil, and some wine and dessert. It was the best sitting around with a group of us and Bruno talking about Italy and life.

I was lucky enough to go to the Almafi Coast the same weekend Bruno was going on it. Spending a lot of the weekend walking around with him and developing a relationship was the best. He bought us multiple jugs of wine, while the whole group watched the sunset and loved to see everyone enjoying themselves.

Stuff we needed advice on, he was not hesitant to give his input. He is so passionate about faith and building good relationships, that's what I loved about him.
He's just cool, that at times, we wanted to hang with Bruno and walk around Capri rather do anything else.


I really, really enjoy meeting people who leave impacts on me and others. Being a constant reminder of good and healthy faith, this is another relationship I have acquired from study abroad
that I know I will never forget. I even told him that he better be around and ready to preside at my wedding. Seriously. He'd be the funnest priest, ever.