Since we rarely go back to the same place twice, you wonder if it will be as great as you remember. Will it still have the charm, the beauty, will the food be as good as you thought? It is not the same! It is different in a most interesting way. The Greek people are NOT the most friendly at first meeting. They approach all strangers with a surly scowl (they see their share of tourists). However, at the first wave and Yasis (Hello and greetings) their face lights up and their attitude changes. Once you speak on their level, make an effort to extend kindness to them, they let their guard down. So we have been welcomed back not as tourists but as friends. I have had the most amazing experiences in just a few days, mostly centered around the Greek family we live with. I have had Turkish coffee, made by the Grandfather, looking out onto the most spectacular view of the Gulf of Corinth you can imagine. We have welcomed his fishing boat in as he brings in about 50 fish. A huge catch, each fish weighing over 3 kilos and the price of fish at about 30 euro a kilo. His first and most loved occupation is fisherman and you can see why. We are truly getting a taste of Greek life not as the cliche tourist but glimpses into another land. A land that is more interesting, warmer, and definitely not the same twice.

-B. Lee