Karina with Louisa (16 month old French girl) at the TavernaI have been in a very reflective mood these last few days, I suppose with my sabbatical year coming to an end. My time on this lovely, relaxing island is also coming to an end. Just past midnight tonight I catch a ferry for the port of Pireaus, then tomorrow morning a bus to the Athens airport and on to Paris (life is rough). So I have been thinking about what I have learned, and in what ways I have grown. To tell you the truth, it has been very difficult to pin point progress. It is sort of like when you see someone after a long time and they mention how your children have grown, or your hair has turned grey, but you don't notice for you see them (your children) or your hair every day, and the change is gradual. Maybe it will not be until I return to a familiar environment and interact with it that I will notice a difference. Or maybe it will depend on people who have known me, telling me what they see and feel that is different. One thing I do know - the feeling of gratitude and appreciation are more in my awareness. I am sure there is much I still take for granted, but I am more aware of the blessings of my life.
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