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Greece Is the Word
The Day’s Most Fascinating News Stories from Throughout the Greek Diaspora
Vol 9, 8 DEC 2020
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” - Ancient Greek Saying (Photo Credit: Stavrialena Gontzou @stavrialena)
1.
MONK SEALS AND THE PARTHENON OF SHIPWRECKS
“Located in the National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades, in the Aegean Sea, the museum is part of the largest marine protected area in Europe…At a depth of about 50 feet, divers get a panoramic view of the ancient wreck turned modern-day ecosystem. “This is awe-inspiring,” says Efstathiou. “What you see … is 2,500 years old, a time travel.”
2.
HOW DO YOU SAY 100 PATENTS IN GREEK?
Yancopoulos. George Yancopoulos. Another Greek front and center in the fight against Covid. Opa!
Two Greek women. One in New York. One in Greece. Combined age of 204. Both Covid survivors. Just confirms what we already know: Nothing is stronger than a Greek woman.
3.
TAKING THE INITIATIVE
This edition’s Bravo Sou Award goes to the good people of The Hellenic Initiative Australia who have made it their mission to “help build a bright future for Greece.” Take a look at their Winter Appeal. God’s work.
4.
IF I ONLY HAD A HEART
One could argue that if the development of Western Civilization had a heart it would be the Agora.
5.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
“Official data have shown that around half a million Greeks moved abroad over the course of the 2009-19 crisis that crippled the economy, most in search of better jobs and career prospects. The global health crisis is now becoming the reason for some to come back.”
6.
TALK GREEK TO ME
For whatever it’s worth, Greek is in a four-way tie for the third sexiest language. Can you guess which languages were deemed least sexy?
7.
WHEN YOU’RE FEELING BLUE
Just know that the Ancient Greeks didn’t have a word for blue. Feel better?
8.
“A” GAME
Stonie always brings it, whether it’s Greek-related sports updates or sports picks.
And if lockdown has you climbing the walls, well, maybe you should do just that. Climb the walls, we mean, like this member of the Greek National Climbing Team and med student did.
9.
GREEK PEOPLE
One of the reasons we started Greece Is the Word is because when we see Greeks doing big things—good things—it always makes us feel a deep sense of pride and joy. On that note, these two Greek firsts made us as happy as being next in the festival loukoumades line.
10.
A IS FOR ARKANSAS AND ATHENS
You don’t speak Greek? You want to move to Greece and live on $3,000 USD/month? No problem.
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Opa!
Peter and the Greece Is the Word Crew