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"Rosario" lends a certain credibility to La Gondola Providence; he is, after all, the only truly Italian gondolier. A Rhode Island native, he graduated from West Warwick High School before spending three years studying Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His final year as a college student was spent training as a wilderness guide in the woods of New Hampshire and Maine during the fall, and was ended living by the beach, studying abroad in Cádiz, Spain. It was that autumn on the Saco River that Rosario learned the nearly-lost art of canoe poling, which, to his future surprise, would turn out to be completely non-transferable to rowing a gondola. He is currently working to instill his passion for foreign language into the students of his hometown, teaching high school Spanish at his alma mater, and often volunteers at WaterFire events when he is not rowing. He started rowing in 2010, and loves this job.
Quotations:
"I find the camaraderie and the working environment La Gondola Providence to be second to none. Every time I take a trip out, I think to myself, 'It is amazing, what we do.”
- Rosario
"We need to serenade the pigeons, or else they get angry.”
- Rosario
"Providence gondoliers -- closer, cheaper, more polite, and better looking than our Venetian counterparts.”
- Rosario
Note: All quotations are attributable to the gondolier himself unless otherwise noted, and in no way reflect the opinion of La Gondola Providence, Inc., its ownership, or any other employees. The quotations actually are allowed to illustrate a little of each gondolier's personality. |
