Heraklion
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Everyday Living
Moving to a magical, beautiful island isn’t like visiting. Vacations are well planned out, activities to do every day, things to see before you go home. What happens when you live in paradise? For me, I knew boredom would be… Continue reading
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Driving, earthquakes and family visits. Oh My!
We have had a busy couple of weeks. It’s still hot, and now the peak of tourist season is here so it’s crowded in Heraklion. I have continued to work on my Greek, learning more and more phrases. Jeff and… Continue reading
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Vacation Vs. Real life
So, the settling in continues, the last of the furniture has been ordered, Greek classes are going well and I even tried driving this week. We have had a recent heat wave here which leads me to this posting. Heat… Continue reading
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Why here, why now?
Heraklion is the capitol city of the island of Crete. Crete is the biggest island in Greece with about 650,000 people living on it. Every year 5 million people visit Crete. We have visited Crete about 7 or 8 times… Continue reading
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Putting myself out there
One of the challenges I knew we would have with the move is I am a very social person. We are leaving behind family and friends and a neighborhood that feels like family. I always had something to do in… Continue reading
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Now we’re getting somewhere!
Yesterday was a huge day for getting things accomplished! My friends have taught me instead of asking “How are you doing?” because this can always be brushed off with a “fine”. We ask “what’s your number? 1-10” like, “rate you… Continue reading
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Ups and Downs
Today started off great I got my backpack ready and headed down to the language school where I was greeted by Lilly, the cutest schoolmate ever. We assessed what I knew from my previous learning – not much- and made… Continue reading
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Getting Settled
Thanks to our family in Heraklion, we were able to find a furnished apartment before we arrived, so we didn’t sleep on the floor for the first few weeks. When apartments are rented unfurnished here this includes no stove and… Continue reading
Journey To Crete 