During the height of the refugee crisis, no place was impacted more than the tiny village of Skala Sikamnias, population 150. Before the volunteers arrived from throughout the world– it …
Category: Greece
I visited the village of Vrisa on the island of Lesvos on July 16th, just over a month after a devastating earthquake hit, destroying almost 1,000 buildings. Practically the entire …
Five years ago I met this guy in Athens… he was one of them… that dreaded “r” word… a refugee. Up to this point, I only knew refugees from newspaper …
Fridays in Athens are my favorite day. It’s “laiki” day on Xenokratous Street, just a few steps from my apartment. This wonderful, beautiful lady sold me a handful of parsley …