After a long flight (and an insane layover in Germany), I have finally arrived in Crete!  I booked a one way ticket and way too much stuff for my journey to write a book based on this blog!  My goal is to write 10-15 pages a day and also chronicle my life in this tiny, yet incredibly charming village called Avdou.  Whenever I travel to a new location my goal is to be immersed in the culture and live like the locals do.  What's the point of traveling if you're just going to stay in a chain hotel and do activities just designed for tourists???  Well, I found the perfect place to explore local culture and discover a slower way of life.