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addendum...
how could I forget - during our wandering conversation with our Greek family over Despina's wonderful farewell meal last night a heated discussion of the nature of democracy ensued between our bevy of greek hosts relating to the International Monetary Fund and Strauss-Kahn...
I fell (uncharacteristically) silent and revelled in the fact that here I was in Athens enjoying a debate about the nature of democracy with descendants of those who coined the term over 2 millennia ago.... sigh...
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