Arrivederci Italia!

I would like to thank all the people who encouraged me, gave me water, food, money, lodging, and companionship as I walked along the roads in the north of Italy. I never knew the names of most of these people who stopped along the road to learn about this walk of ours. I'd like to thank all of my hosts in Italy, of course, who had me gaining a kilo or two for the first time since I began this walk, and who often treated me like family. I'd like to thank everyone who shares this irrational hope for peace; for swords to be made into plows, for mountains to be lowered and valley's raised; I found this hope overflowing in most of the people I met in Italy.
You have filled me with even greater resolve to continue, and even more hope in reconciliation and peace. Grazie mil, Italia! Arrivederci!