The morning of June 1st most of our group headed for the airport. People were thrilled to finally be going home and I was thrilled to finally see my family. I headed to Piraeus and picked them up from the ferry. I was so incredibly happy to see them. We spent the next 2 days touring Athens, seeing the Acropolis, and celebrating Maggie's birthday (my sister's friend). After that, we ferried back to Koutoulafari, Crete where we remained for the next 5 days. We enjoyed the sun, the nights out, the amazing-as-always food, and even day-tripped it to Santorini. The people there were so nice and all the knowledge I developed turned out to be pretty helpful for my family (and my little Greek, too!). June 7th we left Koutoulafari, flew from Heraklion to Athens, Athens to New York, and finally New York to Chicago. To be home seemed almost wrong-it was too easy for me to have a hot shower, a warm bed, a real phone, and a car. You don't realize how much you take for granted until it is taken away from you. I can say I will never ever take advantage of the simple things we have right here in the U.S.A.
The gang form Crete: Kostas, Dad, Mom, George, Me, Yiannis, Maggie, and Meghan
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