I am a Greek Cypriot, so I am particularly interested in this part of your journey and book. My paternal grandmother was born and raised in Constantinople before the Greek genocide and death marches took her as a child to mainland Greece, and after marrying my Cypriot grandfather, she ended her days in Cyprus. She was a gifted dream interpreter and coffee cup reader, among other things. I carry fragments of her gifts mingled with the trauma of my ancestors and mine, so everything feels incomplete, unrefined, watered down. Still, I keep journeying. Will you be visiting Cyprus too for your research? If there is anything I can help with please let me know. Greek is my mother tongue but I live in North Wales right now.
Oh wow, what a deep, rich story. Thank you for sharing it with me! And how wonderful that you carry some of her gifts forward. I won’t be visiting Cyprus this time round. But it is on my list for a hopefully not too distant future! So I will be sure to let you know if I do, thank you. I may also take you up on some Greek translations! Funny you live in Wales, I’m part Welsh from Pembrokeshire.
I am a Greek Cypriot, so I am particularly interested in this part of your journey and book. My paternal grandmother was born and raised in Constantinople before the Greek genocide and death marches took her as a child to mainland Greece, and after marrying my Cypriot grandfather, she ended her days in Cyprus. She was a gifted dream interpreter and coffee cup reader, among other things. I carry fragments of her gifts mingled with the trauma of my ancestors and mine, so everything feels incomplete, unrefined, watered down. Still, I keep journeying. Will you be visiting Cyprus too for your research? If there is anything I can help with please let me know. Greek is my mother tongue but I live in North Wales right now.
Oh wow, what a deep, rich story. Thank you for sharing it with me! And how wonderful that you carry some of her gifts forward. I won’t be visiting Cyprus this time round. But it is on my list for a hopefully not too distant future! So I will be sure to let you know if I do, thank you. I may also take you up on some Greek translations! Funny you live in Wales, I’m part Welsh from Pembrokeshire.
amazing! Well, be sure to let me know if I can be of help. I am absolutely loving your blog and journey.