Greeks are still scrambling to secure loans to keep the lights on. I'm not sure if having national elections scheduled a week from now helps or hurt this process. Spain's floundering banking system and economy is increasingly in the news this past week so it's almost like a following the fortunes (or lack of it) of different teams in a sports tournament in the news.
I read an article about a trend for city-dwelling Greeks to return to the small towns they came from. Hard numbers are hard to come by, but one recent survey indicates two-thirds of Greeks have considered a move to the countryside, most of them permanently.
The article focuses on one young lady in particular, and points out one of the advantages of rural living--her ability to grow her own food, keep some beehives, etc. She hates small town living (and she grew up there), but she didn't really have any choice but to leave Athens. I don't have any roots in the countryside, nor do any of my close friends, so making this kind of move would be tough for me if things ever came to that.
You can read the article
here .