by Chris Roark You won’t find Cagli, Italy brochures in the front window of your local travel agent’s office. As a matter of fact, when using Google Earth, it’s a barely visible “dot” on the northeastern side of Italy. And, when you’re actually in Cagli, the small dot feel is real – home, and all the things we are so familiar with in the U.S., feels a million miles away.
Yet, everywhere I turn, there are people wearing t-shirts, sunglasses, hats, shorts, and flip-flops with American flags, slogans, phrases, and logos. It seems the U.S. is quite popular with people in the Le Marche region of Italy. Maybe it’s a new fashion fad or trend. Maybe it’s been this way for a while. Or, maybe not.
No matter, the dissonance is real. One moment you are lost in time in a charming foreign land, the next, you are reminded of the massive influence we have on the rest of the world – even in those barely identifiable little dots on a map…
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