It is stormy and wild on the island tonight. Everyone just left my flat, after we stuffed ourselves on revithia and xorta and Pook’s magnificent eggplant pilaf. And cheap red wine. It’s been a cozy-up kind of day, I woke up early and headed to the computer lab for some early phone calls and then Read more >>

It is the end of Carnival week on Paros, tomorrow is Clean Monday. The shops are closed, and the people strolling the streets casually are sometimes in costume, sometimes tarted up a bit with paint and feathers. There was live music today in one of the cafes out on the paralia seafront. I opted out Read more >>

I’ve uploaded a whole slough of photos to my Flickr account, including photos of my apartment (all for you, Jenn) and many photos from our hike yesterday. It was beautiful. I was a diligent photographer up until the point when John suggested that we stop at Flora’s for lunch, then I put my camera away Read more >>

Our first school meeting was yesterday morning, all the students lined up in chairs in a circle. I was late, of course, but Maria was too! We were late together, having gotten coffee and milopita for ourselves and John. It helps to be bringing the director breakfast, if you’re going to walk in late to Read more >>

My first full day on Paros, and already my rhythms feel right again. I rose at seven am, made a cup of tea and entered the day slowly. John and I went out for coffee, then I walked out onto the waterfront and sat on the rocks for a bit while I waited for the Read more >>

I am on Paros. Let me say that again, it makes me so happy. I have arrived on Paros, intact and entire and it was so beautiful today it felt like a dream. Kathryn and I hopped on the little prop plane (highlight: flight attendant miming through the safety instructions with a life vest around Read more >>

The little blue room I sleep in at my mother’s house is filled with stacks of clothes, rolls of canvas, scattered brushes and sundry cosmetics. I have been packing for over twenty four hours now, and I don’t feel I’m any closer to done. I have gotten very good at packing in the last six Read more >>

When I started this in August, I tried to live it out loud. To write about everything that was happening, good and bad. It was a lot of good, mostly, at the beginning – exciting new experiences, new places, wonderful new friends. I wrote about my mother’s illness in November, and have written since about Read more >>

Lester Vetter Originally uploaded by metafilter’s_interrobang. I love this. Jenn and I found a yearbook from 1947 at the thrift store last week. John Ralston drew a picture of each member of the senior class, one a night for three months. Brilliant.

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