I’ve just met my beautiful god-daughter-to-be for the first time after so many trans-Atlantic FaceTimes and WhatsApp videos. Xenia is my Aunt Katina’s (my mom’s sister) granddaughter. Her entire family …
Category: Greece
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 …
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 …