What is Personal Rooting? Italia. A tree with out roots is a Tree with out Life~

The Travel Rooting Philosophy
Agrifeudi introduces a completely new experiential travel experience: Travel Rooting...providing extraordinary and exclusive access to the best of Italy for the sophisticated traveler who appreciates true immer- sion into the heart and soul of the land and its people. No longer a tourist but a “Rootist”, gain entry to once-in-a-lifetime cultural, gourmet, traditional and folklore experiences. Private transfers, exclusive gourmet meals, elegant accommodations, customized “front row” exhibits, events & live entertainment.

Two Rooting Experiences to Choose From or Combine:
Some of the places you will visit...
The famous squares & monuments of Rome
The whimsical baroque elegance, feast of food, beauty of countryside, and wines of

Personal Rooting
For those of Italian ancestry
living abroad, Agrifeudi brings genealogical research to a
new level with its crown jewel offering...a completely customized exclusive journey to your personal family history.
Territory Rooting
For groups of 16-28 “rootists”, itineraries include key artistic
and cultural excursions, guided adventures, interactive cooking and artisan workshops, and active experiential participation in ethnic traditions.

- "TRACES" genealogical summary of one's family 10 generations back on the status of the family in history - "MEMORY ROOTING" group return travel for pople all coming from the same region and/or geographical area - "PERSONAL ROOTING" (minimum 2 people) family or private minigroup journey in the town of one's own ancestors (generally 3 nights/2 full days) with extensions to visit the area in the form of a genuine land performance (TERRITORY ROOTING) that can be on one or more themes.

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SIGNS YOU WERE RAISED BY AN ITALIAN MOTHER

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. Your mom chooses (in one way or another) your girlfriends.Italian mothers can become extremely jealous and possessive over their sons. After the first date, they’ll enquire into how good of a cook she was, how clean and tidy her house was, and if her clothes were nicely ironed. But never say that your new girlfriend’s pasta sauce is better than your mom’s or she’ll dislike her from the beginning.·   . You never stop suffering her public displays of affection.
It doesn’t matter if you are in your teens and hanging out with friends after school, or if you’re 40something and socializing with colleagues, your mum will always address you as Il mio bambino. She will hug and kiss you as if she hasn’t seen you in years, when in fact you just had lunch together.·   . You grew up eating the best food in town.
For an Italian mamma, food is more than just a basic human need; it’s religion, culture, identity and love. Every time you return home, the first thing she’ll ask you: “Have you eaten?” If your mamma offers to prepare you “a little something” to eat, you can be sure it is not a sandwich, but a freshly made seafood spaghetti, which is better than any other you can have in town.·   . You know how competitive Christmas can get.
Christmas is the most important celebration of the year for an Italian mother, and not only because of its religious values but as a culinary show-off opportunity among the various women in the family — grandmas, aunts, daughters in law. The competition is fierce, and you’ll have to prepare yourself physically and psychologically months in advance for the massive 30-course meal. They’ll start planning it in August.·   . You know the pressure never ends.
While a regular non-Italian mother will accept your decisions once you’ve become an adult, an Italian mother will make sure you are constantly under pressure about finding a good job, getting good marks at university. She’ll nag you constantly with questions like: “Have you done your homework?” (at age 21 at university) or “Why are you not at work?” (even if it’s your day off and you keep reminding her every single weekend). She cannot comprehend why you are not doing “something.” If you are relaxing one afternoon on the sofa, she’ll make sure to let you know how upset she is about seeing you idle.·   . She always takes your side…publicly anyway.
Your Italian mum may nag you, but she won’t expect you to be the best. She’ll compliment you and treat you like a hero only because you passed an exam, or because none of your marks are lower than the passing grade. In front of the other parents, she’ll publicly announce your ‘high grades’, even if it was only in Physical Education. At parent-teacher meetings, the teachers may tell your mom you don’t always finish your homework and she’ll complain that perhaps they are giving you too much homework. She’ll take your side, but once you’re home, she’ll keep nagging you about your homework.·   . Your fashion sense is taken as reflection on her failure / success as a mother.
Even if you wear mismatched colors or pants with square patterns and a shirt with stripes to go to the post office, she’ll rant for two hours about how you look like a hobo and how miserably she failed as a mother.·   . She is your constant clothing inspector.
You can try to move out and keep away from your mamma, but even if you go hundreds of miles away, she’ll always come to see you and, during each visit, she’ll wash and iron your clothes. Then she’ll complain about the way you folded your socks and boxers. Although some might find this a bit OCD, it’s not so bad, especially if you are a young, incompetent adult male.·   . You can only leave Italy to go to the beach.
The average Italian guy will make his mum worried every time he mentions his desire to visit a new foreign city or country, and she’ll try to discourage any trip abroad. Every single place is considered hostile or unworthy.•  Me: “Mum, my friends and I are planning to visit London next month.”
•  Mom: “Why, what’s there you cannot find in here? People get killed there; it’s too dangerous.”

This is the same attitude for pretty much any other destination outside Italy. However, if you mention a beach destination, preferably in Italy but not necessarily, then you are excused. If you are planning a trip to Sharm el-Sheikh, a popular beach destination in southern Egypt, she’ll approve and you’ll most likely have to take her along with your wife. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though — after sunbathing for 15 hours, she’ll massage your burnt lobster-colored skin with her trusted homemade fresh tomato sauce. La mamma always knows best

Discover your Family Roots / Personal rooting journey to Italy

Have you ever wondered what makes you who you are?

This may appear to be a very Zen question however knowing who you are, where you came from, whom your ancestors were could indeed let you understand more of who you are!

You may have heard stories about the old country - (Italy) from your family. For me hearing these stories was like listening to an Opera. It not only made me feel a sense of pride but more of wanderlust for the need to explore more.

You can go on any one of those “ find your ancestors site’s”, for a fee and receive some information, which may create excitement in the moment, but yet you are still hungry more.

There is a company in Rome, Italy called Agrifeudi - www.agrifeudi.com.

They provide something so unique called Personal Rooting.  Here is how it works.
http://www.agrifeudi.com/img/rootist.pdf = learn more

They take you as far back to the 18th century. Can you imagine walking through the town of your ancestors? What if you discovered that your Great, Great, Grandfather (Nono) helped build the Trevi Fountain!

Then for a second you had that Ah-Ha moment.

When you were a child you were fascinated with bricks and rocks. Yet you never knew why you had this fascination.

Imagine not only seeing but touching documents and photos of ancestors that made you who you are today!

Some of us may have visited Italy and always end up in Rome seeing the beautiful architecture, the Vatican and more.

I know you are thinking that you cannot afford to do this! However Agrifeudi is budget friendly and will custom tailor to suit your needs.

Agrifeudi does not sell tours but rather a unique emotional rooting experience that will help you discover more of who you are.

So contact them and start planning your journey.