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Jun 3, 20141 min read
This is Where I Live
It’s terrifyingly tiny (and I can’t seem to keep it clean-trust me I try every day). But it’s certainly allowing me to gain insight on...
Jun 3, 20143 min read
Turning Vegetarians into Carnivores
I’m a die-hard vegan. The only animal product I’ve intentionally consumed in the last 14 months have been eggs from friend’s happy...
Jun 2, 20142 min read
Bucking Hay in Flip-flops
Yesterday, today, and every day in the foreseeable future, we will be moving hay here. My arms and neck are currently covered in...
May 27, 20142 min read
First Contact
It is afternoon in Magazia and I have finished lunch (stuffed tomatoes… Oh my god were they delicious!) Yesterday I was finally able to...
May 27, 20140 min read
May 27, 20141 min read
Thoughts at Sunset
There is a quiet confidence everywhere here. Doors and windows and cars are left unlocked. Purses and cameras and phones are left on...
May 26, 20142 min read
The Road to Kymi
After finally taking a seat on the correct bus, I began taking in all the sites and signs of not only the towns and countryside we passed...
May 26, 20143 min read
The journey to Skyros (and a snapshot of Kymi)
After we arrived in Kymi, a nice, elderly Greek man took pity on me and pointed me in the direction of the port. Jubilee strapped firmly...
May 26, 20143 min read
Learning Greek and Chasing Sun
Skyros is magnificent. The houses are all white and have flowers, grape vines, and fruit trees shading them. Everything here is also...
May 21, 20141 min read
AthCompton
I was ready to hit the road this morning but made myself wait until 615am to leave the terminal. Jubilee strapped precariously to my...