Sometimes we forget how special and important our daily lives are. We often think that everything can be even more beautiful, bigger or better because of all the outside influences, such as social-media and social pressure. We forget to look at what we do have and that it is not […]
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October 28th, 1940. The day on which the Greek said “όχι!” The day on which the resistance of the Greek soldiers started and the national pride strengthened.This day went down in history as the day that the Greek Prime Minister Metaxas refused the ultimatum given by Mussolini, who wanted free […]
Have you ever seen the movie “Mamma Mia”? If you have, then you probably remember how beautiful the scenery in it is. It is all about mountains, beaches, small towns, friendly people, the sun and so much more. That is pretty much what I pictured when I thought about Chios […]
Όχι-day is a national celebration day in Greece. During this memorial day, people in Greece commemorate that Prime Minister ‘Ioannis Metaxas’ stood up for his country in 1940 (World War II). At the 28th of October in 1940, Mussolini (Italy) came up with an ultimatum that Greece should immediately surrender […]
The history of Greece is multifaceted and has many different important dates on which everyone gathers together to celebrate. Όχι Day was one of the things that I was most excited about after hearing about it when I arrived here. Over the last couple of weeks, I learned a lot […]
I was nervously waiting for my suitcase at the airport on the Greek island of ‘Chios’. At that moment, I didn’t really know exactly what I was nervous about. Was I worried whether my suitcase would arrive, or was I more busy with looking for the person to pick me […]
After almost ten months, the school year in the Agios Markos primary school finally came to an end. For both, children and teachers, that’s an exciting and emotional moment which is why every year on the last day there is a big celebration involving the whole school. In the weeks […]
Each year before the summer vacation children, teachers and parents come together at the Agios Markos primary school to present what the children have learned during the school year and to have fun moving together. Due to the pandemic this year was the first time in two years that the […]
At the beginning of April 2022, I went on an excursion through the neighborhood and nature of Vrontados together with the 5th and 6th class of the Primary school. For both, children and teachers, that was a good opportunity to get a break from the everyday school life while learning […]
On the second of December the 4th and 5th class of the third elementary school visited the Folklore Museum in Kallimasia. In the morning we departed with a big coach from the main road in Vrontados. During the bus ride that took approximately 30 minutes one of the boys gave […]
‘Επέτειος του Όχι’ meaning the ‘No’ Day in English is an annual celebration on the 28th of October. On this day people all over Greece commemorate the rejection of an ultimatum set by the Italian Dictator Mussolini during the second world war. The Greek dictator Metaxis denied the Italian army […]
Chios island is known worldwide for its mastic production and the numerous products, that can be manufactured from this yellow resin. Since many centuries the mastic tree is solely cultivated on Chios which has made mastic an important element of the islands culture. In 2014 this significance has even been […]