Greece- it's the word

There will be Greece again in my future.

I feel like I explored such a small amount of the beauty this country has to offer. I want to go again with friends or strangers, but as part of a better planned itinerary so that I get to do all the things I wanted to do but didn't plan well enough in advance to do.

I ended up spending 5 days in Athens which I didn't think I would like but I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved all the people watching and the markets of the Plaka and the modern with the ancient. There is an energy and a bustle to this city I didn't expect. I was initiated by getting yelled at in Greek by a taxi driver for a good five minutes and didn't care one lick that I didn't understand him. He knew his point had been made.

I spent another 6 days in Santorini in the town of Kamari. Famous for its black beaches this destination was beautiful. What I didn't do was rent a car so i didn't do much exploring. What I wanted to do was be on a charter and cruise the islands and see as many as possibly from the sea. Possible, but not on three days notice. I sat at the pool, on the beach, on the patio of my adorable little hotel The Sea Side. I ate the best Feta cheese ever. I am spoiled for life. I walked the famous black beaches looking for the rare polished white stones that would wash up looking like shiny Jordan almonds.

I will be back.

Greece is also where I felt the most single, the most obviously not part of a pair. Santorini is romantic, no way around it.

I met only couples there. Nice couples, one from France, one from England, one from Virginia. But yes all couples.

Greece is where I knew for sure that for now I needed to come home. Not really sure what or where home is right now, I thought I would give Virginia and my sister a try. I'd gone home to Seattle, I'd been home briefly to Florida and felt good about leaving both times.

This time I wanted to come home and try to regroup and figure out what really is the next step.