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“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson


Many life experiences have led me to this place and time… join me as I spend a summer in a small village in Greece where generations of my family have lived and where I now hope to put down a few roots. Along my journey I will write letters to you to share my experiences and hopefully inspire you to create your own wherever you live or travel…

Moon Festival in Pidima

The 11th of August was the Moon Festival in the neighboring village of Pidima. We went with my Cousins Voula and Aleko and our friends (and adoptive Greek family :) Maria, her son Vagelli, brother John and father Vasilli. We were also excited to see other friends there to catch up and have fun with.

Voula and Aleko purchased a feast of roast pig, salad and feta and souvlaki. It was incredible and our first roast pig! One can find roast pig at a lot of local establishments and butchers and you can see customers picking out their meat in the butcher's window as he chops it up with a cleaver and wraps it in butcher paper to take home. The same is done at many festivals and we unwrapped the paper at the table and dug in family style... no plates needed!

A band and singers performed traditional Greek music and Maria made sure that we got up to dance. The slower dances are easy to pick up and join in on, but there was a bit of faking going on on my part on the faster ones.

The night for us ended with the fireworks display... though I imagine the music and dancing went well into the morning. We wove our way through the narrow roads turned parking lots and tucked ourselves into bed just past midnight.


Entrance to the Moon Festival in Pidima...



Vagelli & Maria...



John & Vasilli...


Greek Dancing ... Maria, me and Nitza from left to right starting third person in...


Fireworks...



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      I am a wife, mother and artist living in the Boston area. My adventurous spirit is taking me to a small village in Greece this summer to experience my heritage, a closer bond with my son, creative freedom and anything else that comes my way. Friends and family will join me along the way and I hope you’ll join me too through this blog…
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