Panting and sweaty, I try my hardest to refrain from collapsing upon the ancient marble of the Propylaea, a great marble gateway. I've climbed the steps to the Acropolis, the centre of Athens, and it's tallest point. My cheek resting on the marble stair, I look up and see the great Parthenon towering before me. I can … Continue reading History Alive
We haven’t exactly been looking at biofuels during our time in Greece, but after my first blog post about biogas in Bali and Pak Kyle’s (Green School’s Bio Bus founder) intrigue and love for all things biodiesel, I decided to do a little research on biodiesels in Greece. While the biodiesel scene here is a bit … Continue reading Grease in Greece
I cannot stand olives. I’ve managed to dodge them for most of my life, sticking them on my sister's plate if I was ever served them; the smell alone keeping them far from my mouth. But we are in Greece, and there is no escaping the olive here. In Athens, we were taught how much … Continue reading A Greek Standoff (of sorts)
We first met Eva in the lounge area in our hostel in Athens. It wasn’t that she was staying at the hostel or anything, but a former colleague of hers, Gelly, had come to talk to us about her role in education in Greece and as they used to work together at an intercultural school … Continue reading “Education Can Change the World”
Hipponous, who later became known as Bellerophon, was a son of Poseidon, the god of the sea. He was raised by Eurynome, his mother, and Glaucus, her husband. They were the rulers of the kingdom of Corinth. Raised by them, Bellerophon was to one day become a legendary hero in ancient greek mythology. In his early life, … Continue reading Bellerophon The Blameless
Stelio- a graying Greek man who quietly sits at the back of his humble little shop, a purple shop, tucked away in the nook of Athens. It's full of potions, of spices and drying herbs, of clay and rocks, and of shelves containing the most prized collection of essential oils you will ever see. I timidly approached … Continue reading A Working Class Hero is Something to Be
Atlanta is a Greek heroine, a huntress devoted to the god Artemis. At a young age, she was forsaken by her father in the forest but, rather than dying, she was suckled by a she-bear and later stolen by hunters. She pledged her virginity to the god Artemis and, when two centaurs broke into her grove … Continue reading The Greek Hero Atlanta
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