Hi there!
Today is kind of a brisk day, fall is definately upon us. I've really been enjoying the changing of the seasons here, but I'm feeling some longing for my midwestern fall.
I want to be at Goebert's, looking at pumpkins and watching the kids playing. I want to go to a haunted house, and dress up as something funny-scary-disturbing.
Fall has always been my time. It has always made me sad and I love it.

Anyway, after Kithera, I was so alive and in love with everything. I was really looking forward to taking a train around the Peloponnese, reading and writing in my journal, pausing frequently to see the trees passing by.

Gythio, where I landed there, was really difficult for me. It was different from the Greece I knew. I felt unwanted. I would walk around any time during the day, and get constant harrassment from men. Really bold, they would hiss as me, make lewd faces and say strange things. I was afraid to go out at night, so I would stay in my room and drink a beer and read. I tried not to let it affect me, but it got me down. Especially after the warmth of Kithera. It was obvious that I didn't belong there.
So, I thought about my choices; continue with my plan around the Peloponnese, go somewhere else?, but slowly, my mind would turn back to my friends in Chania.
Maria has become one of the best friends I have ever had. She's really smart in so many ways and we're learning alot from one another. And, if it isn't obvious to you, Marinos and I have also become very close.
I made up my mind to come back to Chania. I'll admit that is wasn't an entirely comfortable decision. It seemed weak of me to be running back to something so familiar and easy. This trip wasn't supposed to be like that, I planned to learn about things, myself and new experiences. But I'm cutting myself some slack here. I am learning. I can almost have a conversation in Greek, I'm working on my yoga and finally reading the Jerzy Kosinski book that everyone has recommended to me. Plus I really like it here, they way people speak to each other, they really listen and care about one another. There is an enormous honesty in life here and I never knew I needed it so much.

So, enough of this stuff. I know the only reason you read this is for the pictures, I managed to get a few good ones in Gythio in the only place I felt comfortable, this small penninsula with pine trees and a light house and these incredible things...View image View image View image View image

Here's Gythio View image View image cool boat huh?

Here's a few of the times I've been having lately....View image View image
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View image Yamas Everybody!

P.S. I'm getting all of my pictures organized on various yahoo-webspaces. If you are interested, I can send you the addresses, but I'm not going to post them on the site, so just let me know.