Like naïve folks, we thought the first trip to UPS would be our only one. Everything would be in order, the citizenship would be granted, and the passport would be to us within a couple of months. 
     Nope. 
     It's July 2022, and we've mailed documents three times. 
     Such is the road of applying for Italian citizenship.

The quick and simple answer is . . . yes.
     All because of the man in the front - Salvatore Lentini. He married Angelina. They grew up in a magical seaside town in Sicily called Castellammare del Golfo, on it's western coastline. Once they married, Salvatore set his sights on America and sailed to prepare a home for his family. When Angelina and baby joined him a few years later, this Sicilian family established roots in New Jersey. Together they had six more children. When Salvatore was only 27, he died leaving Angelina to raise the seven children. 
​     The little one to the right of Angelina is Vetina, Len's mother. the baby of the bunch. The woman who is leading Len's journey.
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