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The Big Fat Funny Life Gazette
Volume I, Number 002
A weekly-ish dispatch from Kalamata, with questionable authority and excellent coffee.
Week: May 24, 2026
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This week’s showcase
The Postcard Lied—Most of Greece Is Uphill
An unofficial guide to stairs, hills, and the national belief that “it’s just up there.”
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How to Move to Greece (And Survive): A Practical Guide for the Emotionally Unstable)
People dream of feta, sunsets, and a simpler life. Reality offers: paperwork, humidity, and the slow realization that your pen is now your most valuable asset.
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You Don’t End Up in Epirus
You choose it—and somewhere between Zagori, Tzoumerka, and Ioannina, it starts feeling less like Greece and more like Alaska.
The Kafeneio Spoke
A collection from this week’s table.
“I am pretty sure that for the first few years in our apartment buildings, our Greek neighbors called us something like "the Americans who try to speak Greek". Now I am almost certain I am either "the woman who broke her leg" or "the woman who was in a wheelchair" and my husband is "the husband of..." one of those descriptors of me.”
— Diane B For: You Had A Name. Greece Improved It.
“My παππού was a magician when it came to tailoring. When I was in 6th grade, I had battered my favourite pair of Nike's so much that there was a hole in the leather. Me and my mom took them to several cobblers in Canada and they told us to just throw them away. I brought that pair of sneakers with me to Greece that same summer and asked παππού if he thought he could fix them.He not only repaired them, but you couldn't even TELL there was a hole there to begin with. One of my most cherished photos of him at his sewing machine in the χωριό.”
— Maria T For: In Greece, Broken Things Still Have a Guy
Coming Up May 26, 2026
One Problem Twelve Experts
Mention one small problem in Greece and within minutes you will have a doctor, a lawyer, a contractor, and somebody’s cousin on the case.
In Greece, advice is never in short supply. Professional boundaries, on the other hand, are more of a suggestion.
One of the great comforts of living in Greece is that you are never alone with your problems.
One of the great dangers is exactly the same thing.
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