Month: April 2022

The fate of postwar Greece was far from certain. As the Iron Curtain fell in Eastern Europe – the Soviet Union's version of a buffer

Two horses graze on the fields next to my compound. They are tied to a particular area of the field and every day or two,

Helios returned – possibly coming over from nearby Rhodes, an island he personally claimed as it was created. Yesterday was dominated by rain and cold

During our year of travel after getting married, there came a day in Allepey, Kerala (India) as we walked along the edge of the backwaters

The idea of Spring Cleaning exists in some form throughout the Western World. It makes sense that after a long, cold winter of people mostly

During our 2019 stay, the schools here on Patmos were closed for summer break. While the elementary school was just down the hill from our

As a result of research he conducted on IBM employees in Europe in the late 1960's and early 1907's, Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofestede developed

Of the islands of my life, Bali is the most unique. It's not altogether clear if Bali exists in secular space and time. Days can

From poor to mega-wealthy, irrespective of ethnicity, geography, gender, sex, religion, sexuality, age and anything else you can find as a classification to divide us

The wind began blowing wildly last night and hasn't stopped since. This warm wind is confusing to a Los Angelino who knows warm winds to