Life in Greece, Transition and a Conundrum
It’s my first summer in Greece and the scene is entirely different than what I’ve experienced before. Tourists arrive from all corners of the world and now I’m on the other side of the traveling equation…
Read MorePaperwork and Patience
Our marriage behind us, and our wedding legally registered, it was urgent that we proceed with the paperwork required for me to stay in the country longer than the 90-days allowed for Americans. Without that permission, married or not, I would have to leave again…
Read MoreImmigration Ain’t for Sissies
Amazingly, it’s been over two months since my marriage. Time is flying by. Life with Stelios is wonderful but not without complication and challenge. That’s life, yeah? In the last two months, I’ve discovered on a very personal level that immigration ain’t for sissies. The challenge is…
Read MoreA Love Story from Lesvos
After many months in retreat in California, I returned to Lesvos Island, Greece in early January. The short days have been bitterly cold, most shops and restaurants are closed and time is best spent huddled by a woodstove and making soup rather than gallivanting in wind and rain…
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