Oil Paint and Greece

by Peter Hemming

Overview

Peter Hemming's motto in life is, 'Everything is Possible', and once he'd stepped off the plane onto the concrete of Kefalonia Airport in April 2001 he had to quickly start believing it.
What lay ahead was a six month painting holiday in which he would sell some of his paintings, then at the end of the summer season, return to England and an ordinary life; things though didn't quite happen that way and life turned out to be anything but ordinary, the opposite in fact.
Taking that quantum leap into the unknown saw him almost drown in the ocean of Greek bureaucracy as well as stumbling into the maze of the Greek language, but amazingly he overcame all obstacles and drifted effortlessly into the world of the warm and welcoming Kefalonians who took him to their hearts as well as their homes.
Smile as you turn the pages, following Peter through his journey of enlightenment and self discovery, how, armed with a Greek phrase book, he lived the dream during those six months and beyond.
Kalo dhiavasma!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044281677
Publisher:	Peter Hemming
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

On April 3rd 2001, part time artist Peter Hemming arrived on the Greek island of Kefalonia for what was to be a six month painting holiday, a relaxing summer in the sun! His friends told him, 'Peter you will be living the dream'.

He did however, stay a little longer than that summer and it wasn't a dream. He overcame the obstacles of Greek bureaucracy, stumbled through the minefield of the unforgiving language and embraced the friendship and warmth offered him by the Kefalonian people. Motivated by his motto 'Everything is Possible', it wasn't long before his painting holiday, the so called 'dream', became a successful full time reality.

'If you think you can't, you won't; if you believe you can, you will.'