Posts by Admin30trees

The Big Roof Drama

Hello friends, family, and fellow dreamers! It’s time for another update from our dusty (but slowly rising) corner of Crete! When we last wrote about[…]

Sabbatical Chronicles: The One Without Concrete (But With Squid)

After months of riveting updates about construction delays, another foster puppy, and our ongoing war with the Cretan water supply (spoiler: water still winning), we[…]

Sabbatical or Safari? Our Animal Welfare Adventure in Crete

When we told people we were taking a 7-month Sabbatical in Crete, they imagined us basking in the Mediterranean sun, sipping frappés under olive trees,[…]

From Concrete Chaos to Sunset Bliss: More Adventures in Building Our Dream Home

Here we are again with another chapter of “How to Build a House in Crete (and Stay (Mostly) Sane)”. If you’ve been following along, you’ll[…]

Building Dreams in Crete – A Tale of Concrete, Bureaucracy & Water (or the lack thereof)

Greetings from sunny Crete. We’ve officially entered what we’d call the “romantic chaos” phase of construction. That’s when the dream is real, the concrete is[…]

We’re fostering 4 puppies!

Last week, these four gentle souls have been placed on the ROOF of the Souda Shelter… Thankfully they stayed there during the night and could[…]

3 Personal Updates

Michel’s Update Time is a funny thing. Technically, it’s only been a month since we landed in Crete for our sabbatical—but somehow it already feels[…]