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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


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


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


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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