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Thank You for Being My Friend | The Bold Life — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:20 +0000

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By: janice

janice — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:27:50 +0000

I always remember Crete like that too, and always has a hint of concrete dust and diesel somewhere, too – from the building that goes on all year and the central heating fumes in winter, or cars driving along the coast in summer, faintly on a breeze somewhere.

What a beautiful description of your US ‘homecoming’! Thank you for inspiring us with it. It reminded me of when I came back to Scotland from Greece and it always smelled of damp, green air and forests.

By: Chania Girl

Chania Girl — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:41:14 +0000

I love this question, Janice. I don’t know how to answer what “home” smells like for me right now, but I can tell you what I noticed when I disembarked from the plane at 11:00pm my first night stateside. I smelled sweetness, tobacco, cut grass, and dew. It was completely unlike what I had become accustomed to in Crete, and it was heady–intoxicating! So sweet and fragrant! I kept taking it in in great gulps.

Crete’s smell is dry, sandy, salty and a bit acidic. You smell heat and sunlight, even in winter.

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