“The thing about Greece is just how easy it is to make connections with people here [there], how easy it is to meet a stranger and feel like their friend – that's a special Greek gift. Greeks invented the notion of philoxenia (hospitality), and don't make the same kind of distinctions between friends and strangers; and that's just a great way, a rich way, to live life.”

-Arianna Huffington

The inspiration to write down these stories that I held in my soul came from paging through a Greek coffee table book I own. It has beautiful pictures of Greece, its people, food, architecture history, and quotes like the one above.