Italian offers a variety of greetings; buondi, ciao, salve, buongiorno, salute, etc

When you ask, “how are you?” Oh, a myriad of replies flow your way. But one feels uniquely honest, and it doesn’t come alone –

there’s facial animation to see, and meaning implied behind their eyes as they answer “abbastanza”

Translation: ‘enough’. After living here for a decade, investing in the forever home and sliding safely into my 60’s

I’ve not only grown into saying it; I feel it