After a rough day at sea on Wednesday, we decided to stick close to (home) on Thursday day. We had a hard day of swimming, catching some rays, and being creative. We continued brainstorming ideas for Lauren's piece and even came up with one of the movement motif for an important character. This was all workshopped poolside of course. Our creative juices did not stop there. We began the extravagant, multi-deminsional choreography of THE DANCE OF THE TRAVELIN' KITSOS. There may or may not be a video coming your way... So, after working hard all day, we made ourselves get out to meet a friend in town. David is here with his family visiting the island and grew up in France. He now is getting his PhD at MIT after studying undergrad at Princeton. We tried not to let our mouths drop after he calmly explained his educational background. The night was full of enlighting conversations for both parties. We dancers trying to explain our creative intentions of building dances to motivate humans, while he solves the water purification problems of the world. He was a delight and we are excited about keeping in touch with our new friend. Time out.... we forgot a crucial/ dramatic event that occured before meeting David. Question... Does this picture of a child look threatening?
Well, looks can be deceiving. After parking "Gidget", the little red go-cart that could, we headed into town. Looking fancy. We were approached by three adorable little boys. Roughly between 6-8 years old. They just needed the time. Maria ven aqui graciously signed to them "It's 7 o'clock!" We waved goodbye with thoughts of how precious these little ones seemed... SEEMED. About that time something grabbed Bop's derriere. She screamed out of shock and Cops and Maria ven aqui turned around to see what was ailing her. "The little boy grabbed my booty!!" And Cops and Maria ven aqui laughed and laughed. Little did they know that they would soon be the victims to public harassment as well. We were attacked. There was so much grabbing, groping, and molesting that it's now all a blur. The final straw was win the little one took a running leap onto Bop's back. We are seeking counseling in the Skaithos area and think we will be able to get on the ferry in the morning. So don't worry about us being attacked by grown MALES. It's the little ones that you need to watch. Maria ven aqui has also threatened to "Dump them into the sea". Don't mess with the Spicy Spanish Rose.
Today was bittersweet. We had to say many farewells. First to the villa. It still does not seem like a real place. This was not the most difficult for us. Our goodbye to Lauren, Bettina and Susan had to happen. Three beautiful, inspiring examples of women. Not only are they supportive, but they are great listeners and were huge participants in our growing process. We learned so much from all of them in such a short period of time. So THANK YOU.
The last goodbye was to "Gidget". Bops and Gidg had a love/hate relationship, but in the end she dominated that little red go-cart. It was all about compromise, really. But after her episode in the parking lot today, the stalling and the not reversing and the not going foward... it was time to say adios. So goodbye.
After saying our farewells, we headed into town to Despina's. This is Lauren's really good friend who not only is a beatuiful painter but was sweet enough to take us three kitsos in for the night. Her place is a little dream. She showed us around and made us feel right at home. Everything about this place and the location is charming and the total "Greek" experience.
Tomorrow is an early morning as we travel to Athens. We will spend the afternoon at the Acropolis and the Parthenon. We know, we know. Tough day. We are journeying back on the FLYING CAT FERRY. Sunday we fly to Barcelona and will spend 4 days in Sant Pol de Mar with Maria's family. Next time we blog we will be "salsa-ing" our way through ESPANA!!
We had some down-time at Lauren's today and we got a little artsy-fartsy. Please reflect on these photographs and find the complex meaning in each. We need feedback. Thank you.
So again... enough talking. We hope you find these next pics inspirational because they are really deep. We will talk soon from Spain. Much love and light,
"The Travelin' Kitsos"
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| Bop's flexed toes are intentional not awkward. |
Our beautiful, personal photographer..... Maria.
Caution: Occasionally, you will find grammatical errors in the blog. Don't judge too hard. Cops is big on creative spelling and Bop's is not one for details and Maria... well English is her second language so cut her some SLACK! It wouldn't be our blog without some hiccups ( which Maria has been battling all day.)
