PlayFUL - GENEROUS - open-minded
Alfons — known among locals as ‘Fonsi’ — is the son of a respected shepherd family, and Malësorë through-and-through.
The eldest of seven, Fonsi has been training to be a shepherd from the moment he left the womb (or so he claims...) Since he was at least ten, then, Fonsi has followed in his parents’ path, at first literally — chasing them with theirherds through the passes. Now twenty-three, Fonsi has come far on his journey to earning the honourable title of "Shepherd".
Like many young Albanians, Fonsi aspired to leave his home for higher-paid work — maybe in the USA or Europe. But upon his return from a trip to Italy, when Fonsi saw the realities of living abroad as a migrant labourer, Fonsi set out to find a way to support his family from their home. Determined to protect the communities and traditions that made it like nowhere else, Fonsi partnered with Nina to introduce travellers from around the world to the beauty of the Albanian Alps, and the joy of the unique Malësorë way of life.
