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Is Facebook Reality?
Is Facebook reality? This is a question that I have thought about for quite some time and I'm sure many of you have as well. With so much...

Scott Curlis
Sep 208 min read


Athens: From Olympic Euphoria to the Struggle for Survival
Athens experienced a period of euphoria surrounding the 2004 Olympics, which quickly gave way to economic struggle and social unrest....

Mellissa Briley
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Returning to Corinth
...that’s when I turned around, and saw something I’ve never seen, in all my 15 years in Europe.

Mellissa Briley
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Stumbled into my Secrets
Date: November 4, 2017 Location: Pagrati, Athens Pain Level: 4 (yesssss!) “Mellissa mou, you look beautiful today” Ada surprised me with...

Mellissa Briley
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Beautiful Scott ~ 30 Years A Quadriplegic
30 Years A Quadriplegic

Mellissa Briley
May 28, 20233 min read


Traveling Through Chaos, Masking the Pain
Date: October 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Traveling through chaos, masking the pain It's lovely to be back in Athens. The only...

Mellissa Briley
Feb 5, 20231 min read


Athenian Observations
Date: October 28, 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Local observations Hot water and heat are luxury and most of this country is...

Mellissa Briley
Feb 4, 20231 min read


Berlin Vibes
Date: October 30, 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Nostalgia, Berlin vibes Ada and I, supporting one another in battle, are up...

Mellissa Briley
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Love or Nothing
Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Theory on love, difference between agapi and erotas ….Erotas e tipota The graffiti in this photo says,...

Mellissa Briley
Feb 2, 20232 min read


Hospital, Health, and What is Real?
Date: November 3, 2017 Subject: Inching closer to diagnosis in a historic hospital Pain Level: 7 I don’t want to talk about me today....

Mellissa Briley
Feb 1, 20232 min read


The Baraton of Pagrati
Date: November 4, 2017 Subject: Ada’s father Cognitive Fog Level: 7 My courageous Ada. I watched her eyes swell with tears. Fibromyalgia...

Mellissa Briley
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Bring Me Home-Home
Later... Subject: Dodging Neo Natzis Pain Level: 5 Why must humans go to extremes? More evil taxi driver experience today. This time a...

Mellissa Briley
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Music Calms the Fire
Ada was turned away from her scheduled MRI. We have to travel an hour and a half away to another hospital for a stamp on one of her...

Mellissa Briley
Jan 29, 20231 min read


I'll grab my beer, you grab your Camera
Date: November 29, 2017 Subject: Spontaneous adventure, regional tensions, and contemplation Not enough sleep, helicopters circling over...

Mellissa Briley
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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