Greece
It only twook 2 fires...
30/August/2007 11:01 Filed in: International
It only took two fires to ravage the Peloponnese
peninsula in Greece, according to today's TA NEA
newspaper.
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Silent Protest
29/August/2007 22:54 Filed in: International
Greece, in flames
26/August/2007 09:51 Filed in: Personal
Here is an image of Greece from space. Pictured are some some of the fires that are currently burning up the country.
I can't really describe the anger, and sadness, that this situation makes me feel. Whole villages have been burned off the map, people are losing their lives, property, livelihoods and precious forrest land. 150 fires started in three days, and it's suspected that all this is due to arson. Honestly, I don't know wtf is wrong with people. This year happens to be an election year, and you know that politicians will use this for political gain - I hope they don't, but I suspect they will.
For Amalia
01/June/2007 16:36 Filed in: Society
A few days back Amalia, a greek blogger and cancer
patient who blogged her experiences with hospitals
and doctors in Greece, passed away. The
fakelaki* has been around for a while, I
remember it growing up in Greece, and I am sad to say
that it still exists in Greece, in 2007, in an EU
country.
Read more about it here
*Fakelaki (n) A cash bribe given to doctors, nurses and other hospital staff in order for a doctor to actually see you, despite the fact that Greece has a nationalize social medicine system. Literally: small envelope.
Read more about it here
*Fakelaki (n) A cash bribe given to doctors, nurses and other hospital staff in order for a doctor to actually see you, despite the fact that Greece has a nationalize social medicine system. Literally: small envelope.