MmeKastell's Blog
MmeKastell
- Location
- Mykonos, Greece
- Birthday
- October 16
- Bio
- Writer, poet, blogger, essayist living in Mykonos, an island on the Aegian Sea.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Into the Fire - The Hidden
Victims of Austerity in Greece
May 09, 2013 09:36AM - Tough Times for Journalism -
Kostas Vaxevanis
April 06, 2013 11:02AM - Hands Off Cyprus
March 24, 2013 01:21PM - Goldmines in Greece? Really?
February 18, 2013 08:04AM - Snow on the Parthenon
January 09, 2013 12:07PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I love your frank
self-deprecating humor!”
May 10, 2013 10:21AM - “We are back!
Let's
hope all works out well dear
Stathi Stathi.”
February 19, 2013 09:48AM - “My darling Stathi
Stathi
let' hope there is
Hope from people like us -
like you an…”
February 19, 2013 07:18AM - “Oh yes dear vzn,
it
is here in our country. And if
you look at the map
wars
&…”
February 19, 2013 07:15AM - “@Jack Heart: I am sure
you 'd love it and in winter
time we
have not many
tourist…”
January 12, 2013 12:28PM
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Into the Fire - The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece
Tough Times for Journalism - Kostas Vaxevanis
Kostas Vaxevanis, the editor of Hot Doc, the Greek magazine which published the 'Lagarde list' of alleged Greek tax avoiders, faces trials on a charge of breaching private data. We know in Greece that/
… Read full post »Hands Off Cyprus
Lets make #HandsOffCyprus a worldwide trend! Show #Solidarity to #Europe for people not Balance Sheets and the Banksters.
We are not going to pay for the excesses of the banks. We/
… Read full post »Goldmines in Greece? Really?
Snow on the Parthenon
It does not snow often in Athens. It is a city near the sea and surrounded by mountains so usually it has a warm climate even when the rest of the country suffers under the… Read full post »
On Europe's shores
No, they are not asleep. They are dead.
If they were First World tourists drowned after a cruise ship's wreck the whole world would be mourning. But they are… Read full post »
Arrest of journalist who publicized names of Tax- evaders
A warrant for journalist Kostas Vaxevanis' arrest has been issued today for the… Read full post »
A constant source of bitter laughter
as the list of the rich tax evaders is hidden and passed between one blackmailing politician to the other,
as the neo-nazi party rises,
as for the first time we read about torture… Read full post »
Greek neo-Nazi Party? -Please, Sign Against it!
And we called him stupid?
This is how it is done.
First dad makes you a minister.
Then you inherit the party dad created.
Then you become Prime-Minister.
Then you spend 2 years traveling… Read full post »
Seisachtheia― Solon's solution to dept enslavement
Seisachtheia* was a set of laws instituted by the Athenian lawmaker Solon (c. 638 BC–558 BC) in order to rectify by debt relief the widespread serfdom and slaves that had run rampant in Athens by the 6th century BC .
Now, 2.500 years later… Read full post »
Spanish tango in Athens- we all speak greek
When my grandfather was arrested by the Gestapo during the WW2 he was confined for months at the much feared underground cells in the center of Athens. He spent the long… Read full post »
Tommy Lee' s thoughts on his mother's land
Because we are a small, poor country full of people with big hearts
Because we never visit anyone empty-handed
Because there is no way to tell foreigners the word "Kapsoura" to properly (burning desire for someone)
Because there is still something valuable in Greek families
B… Read full post »
The Greek Elections and the truth
Today's elections are very important not only for Greece but for the future of the EE and it's tactics.
Athens may not have many tourists at the moment but it's center is crammed with… Read full post »
The best financial support for the Greeks
The Greek Crisis: Some Myths
A Greek Modernist and Google, today
If you open Google Search today you will notice the Film Director behind the logo with the greek letter epsilon.
It is honoring Theo Angelopoulos, 'The Last Modernist' who died last… Read full post »
'Oh light of my eyes'― Orthodox Easter
Greek Orthodox Easter this Sunday.
I am not religious but I love the hymns
"Oh my sweet Spring
my sweetest child
where did your beauty set?''
Α mother's… Read full post »
The Suicide of A Decent Citizen- Degradation of Politics
An 77 year old pensioner committed suicide at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament. At his suicide note he wrote that he chose 'a dignified end to starting to scavenge… Read full post »
If it is true, I do not mind
"Most Germans own a second property.
It is called Greece."
The conservative magazine “Spectator” chose this… Read full post »
Because some Myths are misleading
In May '68 there was a sign at the Sorbonne saying 'Don't go to Greece this summer: Stay
… Read full post »Apologia: This goes to you my Swiss Stockbroker Friend *
A dark starry night last week, I had drinks with friends by the sea and half joking Ι asked what would you do with my money (if any). Your drink… Read full post »
Luke, the Riot Dog of Athens
You may have heard about brave Luke the Riot Dog of Athens. Loukanikos (=sausage) or Luke or Thodori or Rebel/Riot Dog who has many names (like most guerilla fighters) was first… Read full post »
I am Greek- Because I deserve it?
I am a writer not a politician. I have published short stories, poetry collections, translations. I… Read full post »
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