“It is all passing! It is past! No, I am here …”
John Ashbery, The Skaters, II
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I was born and grew up in London. I lived briefly in Germany then for longer in Detroit. My body now lives in Washington, D.C., but my spirit lives in Italy.
I observe, I photograph, and I write—as I pass through.
passante.wordpress.com 
When did you live in Detroit? I grew up there (moved away in mid-80’s after college – parents still live there.)
Just been reading Passante’s World. Loved the posts about Wikipedia and the mother with the toddler in the shopping cart.
I’m going to put a link to PW in my new blog.
My other blog Hyde DP has a link to your DP
Hope you had a good time in Italy and London
My family name is also Passante. Is your family from Italy? Mine is from a little town in Abruzzi called Salle.
Celeste,
Passante has nothing to do with my family name. I chose it as an alias because it means “passer by” in both French and Italian.
Oh too bad, I’m having a tough time tracking down any of my Italian relatives. Nice site, I’ve enjoyed your pictures.
Thanks for visiting me.
I’ve added you to my links.
My last name is Passante, enjoyed the Blog, I believe it also means heavy in Sicilian. Kind of comforting when I see my name out there, don’t know why, just is.
I am, yet, one more Passante out there. My family is also from the province of Abbruzzi but from a small mountain village called Abbateggio. Passante is a music term which means to “play heavy”…I’ve heard the “to pass or passerby” definition before, too.
I like the site. I’ve justed posted one at Passante-Arts.com. It’s for a tour business I have.
Hi,
I Love your blog!!!
As you see, ur alias is actually my 1st name (i’m a female though), so it was nice to come across ur blog.
i really like how u write.