The thick red dust from the sahara desert blanketed the skies over most of Greece.
Orange skies over Athens and most parts of Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday. This is probably the third wave of dust from the sahara desert to cover the skies of Greece over the past few weeks. It’s a very eerie sight, almost apocalyptic, like a scene from the futuristic film Blade runner.
It’s not a common phenomenon in Greece. This was the worst in years. The dust is toxic and terrible for the lungs, and for plants and trees. I only stepped outside for a couple of minutes to take photos and to capture the unique sky. Later on, I was coughing a lot. I have asthma and allergies so people like me are advised to stay indoors. You need to wear a mask if you have to go outside. The dust will slowly go away, but will linger a bit until this Friday.
F.Y.I WordPress has informed me that this is my 14th anniversary on wordpress.
My garden is buzzing with bees and the butterflies are fluttering. The bright light is shining on the new growth. Seeds have been planted, and I await with excitement of new life.
‘Great Expectations’ illustration by Angela Zafiris
Happy International Women’s day!
The drawing is a comparison of two generations of women. So much has changed in a hundred years.
When I compare my generation with my mother’s and my grandmother’s I can’t believe how different each generation is.
For example, the women from my grandmother’s generation were only required to get married and have lots of children, do some farm work, and that’s about it.
With my mothers’ generation, women were expected to get married, have a few children, get a job, be great cooks, cleaners and hosts.
Then with my generation of women, we are still expected to get married, have children (maybe one or two), get a higher education, be great chefs, mothers (helicopter mother), wives (no nagging), cleaners, and hosts. But, then there is more added to the plate. She must have impeccable hygiene, dress stylish, be classy, get plastic surgery, be extremely knowledgable- a walking encyclopedia, learn many languages, have many skills and hobbies, have many friends, experiences, travel the world, do men’s work etc.
We have more options, opportunities and equality than ever before, but too much has been put on our plates. A modern woman has to be an extraordinary human being. The bar has been set very high. No excuses anymore. Not with all the options that women before us didn’t have. And although some women can achieve many things in their life, not all women can or even want to…
This type of life is exhausting, and only for people who are made of steel, with never-ending energy deposits, and who possess iron-clad stomachs.
According to the survey more and more women feel burned out due to having to balance their home life with a career. Also, they don’t feel that men contribute enough. The truth is that young women today have been exploited and burnt out by modern society. The majority of modern women are over-worked, stressed, angry, anxiety-ridden, and financially insecure. This is a topic that is not discussed enough in any country, as it should be.
‘Run For Your Life’, surreal handmade collage with a little fixing in photoshop.
‘When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.’– John F. Kennedy
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