Ithaka Bound

Looking Forward to Ithaka

Today marks three months since I left Greece and, if luck loves me at all, six months until I go back.

This anniversary had me mulling over the theme of this blog — being Ithaka bound. Essentially, it’s the search for a homeland, external, internal, or both.  It’s also a nod to the king of Ithaka, [...]

Ithaka

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you’re destined for.

I pulled the blog name, Ithaka Bound, out of thin air a few days before I was due to leave for Greece.

I’d tried three or four other names; all included the word Greece, and all were already taken by others.   I wracked my [...]

4 more days and the wake up

Seriously, where did this past year go?  Last thing I remember, I was resigning from my job and making a devil-may-care decision to go to Greece as soon as the sun began shining again on a regular basis.  The winter was long and grey; I wore out my Mama Mia! DVD trying to keep hope [...]