3 months

Today marks 3 months that we've been in Greece. The time has been quite full, and it seems like we've been here much longer.

It's a warm and windy day outside, 72 degrees despite the dark cotton clouds that fill most of the sky. We went to our local grocery store this morning to get ingredients for a soiree we're having tonight. I no longer dread going to the grocery store; I've embraced the confusion and just grab things now. I was proud of myself for figuring out 'gouda' in Greek: ΓΚΟΥΝΤΑ. The gamma/kappa combination make a hard 'g' sound; the omicron/ipsilon combination make the long 'u' sound; and the ni/tau combination make a 'd.'

The light fixture in our kitchen is out for some reason, and we can't figure out what to do. As a fix, we've brought a floor lamp in, but the problem is that there are only two outlets in the kitchen, and one of them is the fridge. This wouldn't be that bad except for the teeny-tiny annoyance that for hot water in our kitchen, we have to plug in a hot water heater in the kitchen. It comes down to the option of hot water for dishes and no light, or light and cold water. What would you do?