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Halsted St, Chicago hosts the Greek Parade every year where hundreds of people of Greek descent march and to show their pride.

At 5:11 pm this afternoon my long awaited delivery got delivered to someone else. Sometimes the truck goes by and comes around but, this time I saw it go down the street and it didn’t come back. Then I heard a ‘bing’ on my I-phone with a message from ****** telling me it was delivered. I rushed outside to see where the box could have been left there’s not that many houses on my block and it was nowhere to be found. Maybe I should have run out my door the second I saw that the truck go by. So...

My original plan was to become an architect. Instead I followed my happy inner child into adulthood and found a career that incorporated things I did in school like daydreaming, sketching, playing with friends, riding my bicycle, and digging in my yard. These contributed to a career in architectural model making and photography. (The latter was necessary to document my creations, just in case people didn't believe what I created. In this respect, it's like catching a fish.) It was my third grade teacher that wrote in a report card that I daydreamed too much. She did not realize my...

If there's a will, there's a way...that's what my mother used to tell me. When she was telling me this, I really didn't want to listen but, luckily she repeated it a million times and it finally sank in. I can understand where this saying comes from, especially coming from her as a Greek immigrant. It rings true today but, it's not said, "if there's a way, there's a will". It’s too old fashioned. Other forms of this phase such as 'Stay hungry' or 'Do what you love and the reward will come later' are heard today. All true. As...

Our products are creative. Inspired by Greece and our family upbringing. We are thankful that our parents persevered and spoke Greek to us in the household, took us to Greek school and to church to learn our Orthodoxy Christianity. Sure, it took a lot of work and it wasn't until I was married and had a child of my own I finally truly understood what our parents were doing. They realized our heritage is special and historical. Greece has given more than any other country in terms of language, architecture, philosophy, academics, and sacrifice. A few days I ago I...