简介: PeristerimeansacloveinGreek.It'salsothenameoftheareaIwasstayingwhileIwasvisitingmygrandmother'sfamilyinAthens,Greece.Surroundedbyamyriadofunfamiliarfaces,jetlaggedandexhausted,Itriedtomakesenseofallthebuzzingconversationsgoingonaroundme.Sittingontheverandaofmygrandmother'ssister'shomeinPeristeri,Istudiedthefacesofmyrelatives;Ibarelyknewanyofthematthetime,andthenewnessofmysurroundingscaptivatedme,regardlessofmyknee-tremblingsleepiness.……