Greece Travel
Discovering the Greek Family Unit, From a Generation X Perspective
Written By: Penelope
I’ve always been proud of my Greek heritage – that’s an understatement for myself and many fellow Hellenes.
In my youth, I embraced it in what I thought was its entirety. I learned how to Greek dance, regularly attended Greek Orthodox Church, enrolled myself in Greek school, strictly followed the religious calendar and dyed my Easter eggs red.
Growing up, I participated in JOY, GOYA and YAL. I taught myself to cook all of my favorite Greek dishes. In college, my homemade dinners to roommates included pastitsio, dolmathes, spanakopita and baklava for dessert. I thought I knew all about what it meant to be Greek.
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