tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84942482645471927192011-12-06T16:15:08.929-08:00Romancing the World, A Word at a TimeAleka Nakisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494248264547192719.post-11833692311534961892011-05-15T16:17:00.000-07:002011-05-15T16:19:19.917-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Welcome to my home on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Internet.<br /><br />Grab a glass, pull up a chair, and let the romance roll.<br />I was born in Athens, Greece and raised in the States. For years, I've has straddled the Atlantic, with a foot on each continent and a heart that has wings to fly between the two.<br />An avid reader from a very young age, I entered my first literary contest at twelve with a poem in my native Greek language. The encouragement and support I received from my mom about that short entry, which ended up winning the silver medal, spurred my love for the written word to new levels.<br />Today, I spend my days with family, enjoying the simple pleasures in life and dreaming of the extravagant luxuries. I love to travel and do so with every excuse available. Blending my life passions of story telling, travel, and exotic cultures, and doing it for a living, is a dream come true.<br />I couldn't ask for a better job!</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8494248264547192719-1183369231153496189?l=alekanakis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Aleka Nakisnoreply@blogger.com