Saturday, April 25, 2020

Francesca's Bakery Home Delivery //Torte e dolci di Francesca ... servizio a domicilio.

Many of you may not know that I have fear of flying and it's due to claustrophobia, I avoid closed places like elevators, subways, trains, long distance buses and just any location  which is claustrophobic.

Considering that I have not taken a plane since 1994, the year when we came back to Italy from Asia (we lived 5 years in Dhaka, Bangladesh and 5 years in New Delhi, India), you might ask....how did you get there if you had fear of flying? Well, at that time it wasn't yet so bad. I managed to get on a plane even though I was quite jittery and nervous. I really had no choice, we were going there for work reasons so I tried to handle it. It wasn't easy. My daughter was two months old so I had to take care of her, maybe that distracted me from the fear I felt. My mother was with us, which really helped a lot.

Let's start from the beginning. As you know I was born in Sicily but grew up in New York .... that's why my English is impeccable ... ha-ha.  I was still in elementary school when we moved to the States. My Russian grandmother was already living in New York. (that's another story).  When we got on the plane in Palermo I was mesmerized, but I felt a bit strange about going up in the air. Anyway, we landed in Rome, took another plane to Toronto, landed there and took another plane to New York, precisely, John F. Kennedy Airport. 

While living in the US, I took planes like there's no tomorrow. To Arizona, to Puerto Rico, to Italy, to Ireland, to the UK, to Denmark, to Sicily, to France, to the Soviet Union (as Russia was then called). I was not once afraid to take a plane. In the 1970s though, I was on a flight back to Italy from Ireland and something weird happened. The plane was shaking so much that suitcases where falling all over the place. I was a bit scared but the stewardess told me it was normal, everything was ok. In fact, we landed in Italy safely.

Another incident was on a trip back from Sicily to Rome. While in flight we almost collided with another plane. That was scary. I was terrified. My brother was waiting for me at the aiport and when my plane landed I ran straight into his arms crying from the fright I got.

Those two incidents might have remained in my mind, but I am not sure. I still didn't have any problem flying after that.  I even went to Japan, a 15 hour flight! Then from Japan to Thailand, then to Bangladesh. After 5 years in Dhaka, we were transferred to New Delhi, India. I started panicking when I found out we had to take a plane. We decided to take the shortest route possible, which was Dhaka - Calcutta, about a half hour flight. Then from Calcutta we took the train to New Delhi ... a 16 hour ride! Anything, just to avoid taking a plane!!!

Anyway, this is a bit of the story behind this picture. My daughter knows I am claustrophobic so she put me on a plane with an OPEN DOOR! Here I am delivering my cakes and bakes, anywhere in the world directly from Sicily.  

These days of the lockdown, shops, restaurants, bars, supermarkets etc. are competing on delivering food and products directly to our house. That's where my daughter got this idea. I thought it's very funny, and it suits me perfectly so I am sharing the picture, and a bit of the story behind it.







6 comments:

  1. The picture and the idea are really funny!
    I had no idea you had lived in Asia, too; of course I knew about New York. You have certainly seen a lot of the world, and not only caught glimpses as a tourist!
    Strangely enough, the older I get, the less I like to fly. My first flight was when I was 22 years old, going on honeymoon to Tunisia with my first husband (the one from Sicily). I found everything about the trip exciting, probably typcial for a young bride.
    Then, I flew to Manchester about once a year, sometimes more often; my longest flight ever was to Florida (with a stop in New York), and I once flew to Catania, all for leisure.
    For work, I flew several times to Hamburg, to Leipzig and to Berlin, and once to London.
    All this I never minded, never felt scared, even though I had been on a few shaky flights. But a few years ago, I started to feel scared without knowing why. I still don't know why, and I feel a little better again about flying, but the carelessness of old is gone.
    I am perfectly alright on the small sports planes my pilot friend sometimes invites me on; probably because I sit next to him and can see everything that's going on, while in a big passenger aircraft I feel "not in control" - very stupid, I know, but I can't really help it.

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  2. Francesca, Your daughter is very creative. She finally got you back on a plane! You certainly have seen much of the world in past years... Heritage is interesting too, Russian and Italian? As for flying, I've been on hundreds of flights and have had a couple of scary flights too. I can understand how those experiences could stick with you. I checked out the corona virus spread in Italy and Sicily is much better off than most of the rest of the country. Stay Safe and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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  3. I like the photo your daughter created. It suits you and your story. I know different people who are very afraid of flying but none of them have ever done the kind of travel you've done. I'm wondering if you ever considered getting some therapy to get over your fears. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to help you just because you've already done a lot of travel. Stay safe Francesca. xx

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