Πού Να Στα Λέω? (pou na sta leo)
There are phrases in Greek that cannot be translated. Not because the words are difficult. The words are easy. The problem is that the phrase does not arrive alone. It arrives with…
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Diples Had to Go to Psara
Coming back from Methoni, my brain was still full of Athanasiou bakeries. Athanasiou in Kalamata. Athanasiou in Methoni. Athanasiou here. Athanasiou there. Athanasiou everywhere. At this point, I was beginning to suspect…
The Greek Patent Office Is a Man Named Socratis
Patent. In English, it sounds serious. Legal. Official. A patent belongs in an office with fluorescent lights, forms, signatures, fees, lawyers, and people who say “intellectual property” without laughing. In America, a…
Two Years After Ditching Florida
On June 18th, it will be two years since Karen and I left Florida, the United States, and the life we had built there. I keep wanting to say we “ditched” Florida.…
The Other Greek Revolution
There are many ways to understand a country. You can study its history. You can learn its language. You can examine its tax system, if you have a strong heart and no…
America Is A Continent. Unless You Are Greek.
It started, as many international incidents do, in a Facebook comment. Not with missiles. Not with diplomats. Just a woman correcting me. “USA no América,” she wrote. “AMERICA IS a continent!” The…