Ithaka Bound

Athina

Being in Athens and not going to the Acropolis is like having a pink unicorn in your living room and ignoring it.  You have to pay your respects to something that has stood for 24 centuries and is still dazzling in its ruins.

The Acropolis has survived the fall of the Mycenaean world, the siege of [...]

The American Peso

As I was waiting for my flight to Zurich to leave from Dulles, I decided to be super-prepared-girl and exchange some dollars for Euros.  I handed the nice man at the Travelex counter $500, he handed me back a couple of bills.  I waited for more.  I looked down at the bills, then up at [...]