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Since October 25th, we’re officially back in Switzerland — well, almost all of us. Jane returned a bit earlier to rejoin her classmates after fall[…]

Here we are again, with another update from Crete. It’s been a while since our last post in August, and that gap in time reflects[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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,[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Some of the best adventures happen unplanned. Yesterday morning, on a whim, we decided to visit one of the most breathtaking beaches in Crete—Balos. No[…]