Kalahari Marrakesh

Jul 18, 2024 | thebrusselsreview.com | Dimitris Passas |Kirby Wright |Kalahari Marrakesh |Jeremy Gadd

I shall never forget that day in May, almost 35 years ago. I was a 5-year-old boy, feeling trapped within our tiny family home in Koukaki, an ancient, scenic neighborhood near the center of Athens. My mother, an English professor at a local high school, took me by the hand. Together, we exited the wood-paneled entrance of our house and strode toward our private paradise: a small garden brimming with colors and the fresh scents of spring.