#donousa

Discover the unique charm of 📍Donousa island (Δονούσα), part of the small Cyclades - @cyclades-islands ✨

One of the many things I love about visiting Greece is that they expect you to wash your clothes. So many rooms in Europe have signs saying no, you may not wash laundry in your room not even your socks, no, absolutely not. It is forbidden. In Greece, they give you a rack.

Τα παιδιά πια μεγάλωσαν και δεν θέλουν αγκαλιές, ούτε φιλιά ή χάδια. 

Όλη τη νύχτα τα παιδιά σιωπηλά μου δίνουν κλωτσιά στο στήθος. 

Τα καλοκαίρια είναι μια μοναξιά. Μου δίνουν κλωτσιά στο στήθος.

 -στη θάλασσα- 

* Επέρασε και αυτό το καλοκαίρι και ακόμα θα περάσουνε πολλά.

 Εμπήκαμε παιδιά, θα βγούμε γέροι. Να κλαίμε τα όνειρα μας τα παλιά.

The tiny island of Donousa in the central Aegean Sea is striving to become the first Greek island completely free of disposable plastics by way of a series of awareness-raising actions which begin on Friday.

Under an initiative called “Sea Change Greek Islands,” sponsored by the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Public Benefit Foundation, residents of the island are asked to commit to the systematic reduction and phasing out of disposable plastic from the island.

The items will include everything from cups, cutlery, and straws to plastic bags. Their banishment is meant to serve as a powerful message and a workable example to the global community.

Volunteers and officials from the local authority will begin a series of events to inform the islanders of the harm caused by plastic in the seas, and organize activities for the cleanup of the island’s shores.

I thought the chunky piece used to be part of someone's floor. Turns out it is a naturally occurring concretion.