hellas

283_Hellas

I awoke this morning to the sound of three oriental women checking into the hostel. I got up and scrubbed myself with a luffa sponge I bought yesterday, brushed my teeth and went for a walk to see all the mad people roaming the streets, yelling at something or someone not visible; at least not

remove

282_Remove

I have arrived in Athens and am waiting on the ferry, that will carry me to Israel, to depart. I will wait in this place for six nights before leaving. I spent today reading in my book on Israel and, I must say that, once again, I am not interested in the sights. I know

the new millennium

281_The_New_Millennium

FIGHT Millennium, Changing of the Guards The new millennium has arrived and with it has brought Sevgilim. The last journal ended in Istanbul on a full moon and since I have been to Olympus in Turkey where I spent the holiday season and on New Year’s Day, I was with the woman of my dreams.

rest

280_Sixth_Full_Moon

Today I bought a book for my travel that has places to stay and things to do in the Middle East. It is a far departure from the relying upon my Father that I have been doing in the month’s past. I know not how long I shall keep it, maybe till India, maybe less,

discount

279_Discount

Do not discount you dreams if you are living a life of service to your God, but if you are not living that life you may discount them as you should a fortune cookie, for it means something only if you are on the life of the right path, which is the path of service.

dream

278_Dream

As I walk around the city, I remembered a dream I had some time ago. In the dream, I was also walking and everyone was looking at my feet laughing. I asked, a friend in my dream what they were laughing at because I did not think the sandals on my feet were funny. Yet

deja vu

277_Déjà_Vu

I meet two New Zealanders on the bus from Thessaloniki that showed me the way to a hostel.  I have been talking with one about my faith and I am also having a tiny bit of déjà vu. His name is Ichabod and although he may think a little bit like me, his life is

interested

276_Interested

I am in this country of Muslims during Ramadan and have decided to partake in their fast with them. It lasts only from sun up to sun set and during that time, there is no eating, no drinking, no smoking, and no sexual intercourse. I also purchased the Koran and will read it as I

fifth full moon

275_Sixth_Full_Moon

It is another full moon(3,4,5) today and it finds me in Turkey. I sit on the boarder of Europe and Asia in the city of Istanbul, which is a welcome from the commercial capitalistic Christmas crowding me in Christian Greece. Tomorrow I go to the Indian Embassy to see about getting a visa and depending

individulas

274_Individuals

I am on my way back to the world after having spent three days in seclusion under the Greek Orthodox monks in Mt. Athos. Upon leaving the port of Oranoupolis into Athos, I had little money left in my pocket with no way to get more and after a van ride to the first monastery,