2001
Arriving in Athens; first impressions; day trip to Aegina; meeting with editor; meeting the neighbors; bureaucracy.
Startling insights about the neighborhood; dining in Psiri; day trip to Kaisariani Monastery; swimming at Sounio; trip to Northern Greece: Thessaloniki, Florina, bear sanctuary, Agios Germanos and the Prespes lakes.
Northern Greece, continued: Edessa, cherry orchards and festival, more lakes at Arnissa, Papingo, hiking the steepest canyon in the world - Vikos Gorge; Ioannina; Perama Caves; a very strange wax museum; the seaside resort of Parga; excursion to the island of Paxos; going to "hell."
Trip to the island of Lesvos and Turkey: Mytillini, Molyvos, horseback riding and beach-going, Skala Eressos, moped to petrified forest, ferry to Turkey, port of Ayvalik, Bergama, sightseeing and run-ins with Turkish men, a spectacular breakfast, hiking to the Acropolis, back in Mytillini, a museum tour.
A recap of months worth of non-adventures, including: several trips to Volos; stalking the UMass basketball team; guiding my parents around Athens, Aegina and Lesbos; trip to the UK; being ill; getting a new roommate; looking for work; getting a job; holidays; Putin comes to town; Christmas in Volos.
2002
New Year's Eve (or how we acquired a pet sheep named Angelis); snow-covered Athens; my ill-fated trip north and subsequent decision to leave; last night out in Athens.
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