Chicken
September 4, 2016 I went for a walk in search of a man I came across some chickens and a cat Led by the wheel barrow in my head and scales in my hand blinded by a heavy load and the thickness of it, With eyes closed, my tired legs moved deeper into the valley of steel, ‘just keep walking, Walk, walk, walking, until finally, … Continue reading Chicken
Dealing with Depression
Depression is something that I’ve dealt with on and off for a long time– it’s like a dark friend that I’ve tried to ignore and defeat with prescription drugs, illegal drugs, anything to deny its existence; but in the back of my mind I always know he’s there. I’ve come to a point in life where I’ve gone through these highs and lows, and then … Continue reading Dealing with Depression
Easing In: Yoga & My First Day on Koufonisia
I arrived at the port of Koufonisia in the afternoon where Elena, the manager of My Island Home, the hotel where I’ll be teaching yoga for the next few weeks waited for me with her dog. She drove me to my small shack off the beaten path near the center of town, I dropped off my bags and we headed five minutes up the only … Continue reading Easing In: Yoga & My First Day on Koufonisia
Youthful Joy
Cackling loud. Raising the volume with every giggle, like a balloon blowing up with energy, ready to burst. do you remember being young and running through the streets? we were sweating and laughing so hard, it was then that we felt what it meant to make the heart really beat, jolting our rib cage til we could barely breathe, so contagious, it was … Continue reading Youthful Joy
Taking the Blue Star Ferry from Athens to Koufonisia
I got on the Blue Star Ferry (Naxos) to Koufonisia at 6 a.m. at Athens’ Piraeus Port, found my seat in Lounge 5 and passed out. I realize now that I didn’t even need to pay the extra 5 euros for an actual seat, nobody was sitting in the seats, the general economy option would have worked just fine, but you live, you learn and … Continue reading Taking the Blue Star Ferry from Athens to Koufonisia
Ancient Monuments in Athens
If you like history or philosophy, or better yet, both, then Athens is a city that will make your little intellectual mind sing out in observance of and reverence for humanity’s magnificent past. The home to what arguably were the greatest philosophers who ever lived, or at the very least, the place where philosophy really began taking off more than 2500 years ago, Athens is … Continue reading Ancient Monuments in Athens
Down By the River Part 2
With hugs and only a few tears we said a melancholy good bye and my friends were off to embark on their own adventures, and me, I stayed behind at Villa Faragi. I was a bit apprehensive as to whether I could enjoy being alone again– I always have, but that was before I spent a month and a half surrounded by inspiring people non-stop– … Continue reading Down By the River Part 2
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