Day Eight/Nine – Verona, Italy. Marmomacc the Stone Trade Show…..

Ok, as the last trip report update, I saved the bestest for last! Yes, this is what I get to do… well sort of. Rocks and rocks and rocks and rocks, look at rocks, select rocks, critique rocks, buy rocks, trade rocks, sell rocks, rocks on rocks on rocks on rocks.

Who’d have thunk that a kid from East Van would be dealing in rocks? Nevermind that, who’d have thunk that a kid with 15 years experience in apparel would be dealing in rocks?? Yes, weird but true! Weird, but necessary! Weird, but it’s the future!
People always ALWAYS ask me “Why?”. Well, when you’ve seen what I’ve seen in the apparel side, and you’ve seen the future (especially in and for Canada), you know that the apparel industry has already seen it’s brightest days. That and the next few years worth of American invasion competition, means that a shrinking pie just got gobbled up by some major players (hungry hippos)!
That, paired with the opportunity to move the family closer to the bigger support network of the big family, and KAPOW, here we are!
I have no regrets in the slightest on my decision to move, but the adjustment period is just starting to make sense. That, and trips to Cali, Turkey, and Italy and that will turn most people’s heads your way!
Stay Tuned!!

Day Eight – Verona, Italy the city…..

If you stop and think about all the opportunities we are given in life, it’s pretty amazing if you completely lose count. Just when I thought that the apparel industry had taken me so far in my life, my passion, my travels, my bucket list, and my perspectives, along comes my current career and a whole new set of opportunities, travels, and life stories open up.

I had no idea of what to expect in Verona, but I instantly fell in love with the city. Other than the food and wine, Verona proved to be a pleasant surprise to me right after Pamukkale and Izmir, Turkey.
Verona was rich full of history, statues, a genuine colluseum, an old amphitheater, and so many twisting, winding, cobblestone streets, it was excellent just exploring. It’s not a big city, really it should have only been one night for us, maybe two for personal time. We were there for three and by the third night, we knew people in the plaza and shops. We didn’t get a chance to check out the big lake about 30 km away, but we were told it was a nice place to see. Other than that, it was fun shopping, people watching, and taking in the plaza!