Dear Ikaria friends It all started exactly a year ago with Oskar's spontaneous private initiative for the plight of the graduating class of the Raches Lyceum and then last summer with a generous donation from Bremen, which Kirsten quickly made available for our project to support the schools in Raches. [...]
We are on Ikaria for the first time at the end of October. It is wonderfully warm, the pine forests are still spring green, only the needles on the ground form a rust-red autumnal contrast. Many trees and bushes bear fruit and shine in warm yellow and red. Bright red [...]
The labyrinth is a primal human symbol that has appeared independently in different forms in all cultures for around 5000 years. The intercultural creation of labyrinths is seen as an expression of the fact that humans have accepted the cycle of life: becoming-being-perishing-re-creating. A labyrinth is not a maze in [...]
Mit eurer Hilfe ist es möglich geworden! Wir, das heisst eine Delegation von 13 Leuten hatten in Vertretung für alle SpenderInnen, am Ende unserer Tanzferien letzte Woche eine Audienz bei der Schulleiterin E. Vitsara für die Übergabe der ersten Tankfüllung von EUR 1500. Der Ölpreis ist, haltet euch fest, auf [...]
Dear Ikaria friends and supporters, Thanks to a very generous donation from Bremen, the foundation stone has been laid for a donation account and thus for concrete help! In response to my article "Ikaria Supporters' Circle", it became clear that schools in particular should be supported with this money. Here, [...]
Hello, dear Ursula, Finally, after two months in Hamburg, I'm back on Paros and I consider it a great gift to be able to live here! I think we should all try not to lose confidence despite all the worries and fears! With your newsletter you are certainly making a [...]
Here in Germany there are bakeries with a large range and large displays of products. For example, most types of bread are made from ready-made mixes and therefore they all taste the same and not particularly good to me. That's why I'm always on the lookout for particularly good-tasting types [...]
Age researchers and scientists have identified five regions on our planet where people live the longest and healthiest lives in percentage terms, the so-called “Blue Zones”. In Ikaria, Sardinia and Costa Rica, for example, the residents have the highest life expectancy in the world. Dan Buettner, founder of "Blue Zones", New York [...]
This May I was in Ursula's dance group, which goes beyond dancing and gives a lively insight into everyday life and culture. I was particularly interested in the lives of children, because in the last 10-12 years there have been more young people on the island and therefore more children. [...]
We dared! No no. I don't mean the number with the yes word, 19 years ago on that wonderful, sunny, clear autumn day in front of the Hamburg-Altona registry office. No, we're talking about April 7, 2012, when we set off on the journey to Greece in the old Opel [...]
