After one last look at the gate and the cemetery at Agia Paraskevi, our red jeep put a distance between us and that childhood memory. A somber cloud floated in the car, leaving each of us in our own thoughts as Lena drove closer to where we lived 65 yrs ago. “I can’t...
Retracing our first taxi ride. I was still basking in the excitement and self-satisfaction of my memoir’s publication. In those first months, whenever I picked up a copy of Taxi to America, A Greek Orphan’s Adoption Journey, I ran my palm over the cover slowly, as if...
What do I do when things aren’t going the way I expect them to go? I remind myself of the resilience I employed as a young child without even knowing that’s what I was doing. Like the time I entered the sixth-grade classroom, not speaking any English. I had arrived...
As 2024 ends, reflecting on the past year comes naturally to most of us. As I look over my 2024 calendar, leaf through my gratitude journal, and flip through thousands of photographs on my iPad, I realize there are many moments and events that have not surfaced in my...
My husband and I have enjoyed several river cruises in Europe. In recent years we have discussed visiting parts of the United states we have not seen. Primarily the Midwest. A Mississippi River cruise was the answer. After spending two days exploring Saint Paul,...
Fun and emotional activities filled my schedule in August. At the top of the list is my sister Lena’s visit. The cell parking lot at Logan International Airport, conveniently located across from the international arrivals terminal, was a display of excitement. The...
