Helen Sikavitsa
@elenischool.bsky.social
Resources for #language teaching by a #teacher of English living/working in Greece, dancer at heart, art & book lover, keen on photography & traveling as well.
“His very existence was improbable, inexplicable and altogether bewildering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain - why he did not instantly disappear” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness #DonaldTrump
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“His very existence was improbable, inexplicable and altogether bewildering. He was an insoluble problem. It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain - why he did not instantly disappear” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness #DonaldTrump
Wednesday's Early Bird: in emails, obtained from the DOJ, Epstein seems to suggest that Trump knew of the illicit activities with which he is engaging. 📢 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #MeidasTouch #Resist #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #StopTheMadness #Trump #EpsteinEmails #EpsteinFiles 🖌️André Carrilho
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wednesday's Early Bird: in emails, obtained from the DOJ, Epstein seems to suggest that Trump knew of the illicit activities with which he is engaging. 📢 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #MeidasTouch #Resist #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #StopTheMadness #Trump #EpsteinEmails #EpsteinFiles 🖌️André Carrilho
Mark your calendars! My fellow Americans, today's elections are a huge test of your strength. They 'll measure whether, after all you’ve been through this year, you still believe in and are determined to take back your country. #ZohranMamdani #VOTE #ElectionDay #USPolitics ✌️ @filosia.bsky.social 🐬
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mark your calendars! My fellow Americans, today's elections are a huge test of your strength. They 'll measure whether, after all you’ve been through this year, you still believe in and are determined to take back your country. #ZohranMamdani #VOTE #ElectionDay #USPolitics ✌️ @filosia.bsky.social 🐬
After the banks, Hellenic Post (ELTA) is closing 204 branches across the country, dismantling of a vital public service especially rural regions where alternatives for the elderly are scarce. Who's the culprit? #Mitsotakis #MitsotakisGov #PublicOutrage #ELTA #HellenicPost #Shutdown #Greece #Hell_as
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
After the banks, Hellenic Post (ELTA) is closing 204 branches across the country, dismantling of a vital public service especially rural regions where alternatives for the elderly are scarce. Who's the culprit? #Mitsotakis #MitsotakisGov #PublicOutrage #ELTA #HellenicPost #Shutdown #Greece #Hell_as
Who else thinks that Halloween feeling's in the air? What’s your favorite movie to watch?✨ #hocuspocus #spookyseason #cozyseason #havefun #happyhalloween guys and dolls! 🍁🍂🕷🎃💀👻🧙🧹🪄🔮
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Who else thinks that Halloween feeling's in the air? What’s your favorite movie to watch?✨ #hocuspocus #spookyseason #cozyseason #havefun #happyhalloween guys and dolls! 🍁🍂🕷🎃💀👻🧙🧹🪄🔮
Viewing art has an immediate positive impact upon the body according to new research from IoPPN) at King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-pos... #Art #PositiveImpact #Psychology 📸The youthful lightness of Degas’ sculpture “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” #Degas #B&EGoulandris #Athens #Greece
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Viewing art has an immediate positive impact upon the body according to new research from IoPPN) at King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-pos... #Art #PositiveImpact #Psychology 📸The youthful lightness of Degas’ sculpture “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” #Degas #B&EGoulandris #Athens #Greece
Stephen Skowronek warns that America’s Constitution may no longer sustain the democracy it created — its legendary adaptability has turned into a source of paralysis and conflict isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20... #Democracy #USPolitics #Constitution #TrumpAdministration with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Stephen Skowronek warns that America’s Constitution may no longer sustain the democracy it created — its legendary adaptability has turned into a source of paralysis and conflict isps.yale.edu/news/blog/20... #Democracy #USPolitics #Constitution #TrumpAdministration with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬
#OTD honoring #OCHIDAY marking #Greece ’s entry into World War II after refusing to capitulate to an ultimatum from Italy’s Mussolini and accept the Axis occupation on Oct 28, 1940 @metafrasis.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social #ΧρονιαΠολλαΕλλαδα 💙🌿
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#OTD honoring #OCHIDAY marking #Greece ’s entry into World War II after refusing to capitulate to an ultimatum from Italy’s Mussolini and accept the Axis occupation on Oct 28, 1940 @metafrasis.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social #ΧρονιαΠολλαΕλλαδα 💙🌿
More exposure to mom’s voice may prevent preemies’ language delays news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #PrematureInfants #NewBorns #LanguageDevelopment #MotherImpact #Language #Cognition #ChildrenDevelopment #ResearchNews
October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
More exposure to mom’s voice may prevent preemies’ language delays news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #PrematureInfants #NewBorns #LanguageDevelopment #MotherImpact #Language #Cognition #ChildrenDevelopment #ResearchNews
History won't be kind with Donald Trump, Commander-in-Chief. Ben Jennings on Trump the peacemaker 🖌️ cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #Trump #GazaAgreement #Israel #Hamas #Ceasefire with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙
October 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
History won't be kind with Donald Trump, Commander-in-Chief. Ben Jennings on Trump the peacemaker 🖌️ cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #Trump #GazaAgreement #Israel #Hamas #Ceasefire with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙
Donald Trump: Self-absorbed, arrogant, boastful. It does not take a mental health professional to recognise these features. Research unpacks the toxic environment fostered by leaders high in grandiose narcissism www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulf... #Trump #toxic #narcissism
🖌️benzohickey on IG
🖌️benzohickey on IG
October 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Donald Trump: Self-absorbed, arrogant, boastful. It does not take a mental health professional to recognise these features. Research unpacks the toxic environment fostered by leaders high in grandiose narcissism www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulf... #Trump #toxic #narcissism
🖌️benzohickey on IG
🖌️benzohickey on IG
Ηomme libre toujours tu cheriras la mer ~Charles Baudelaire #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ηomme libre toujours tu cheriras la mer ~Charles Baudelaire #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social
"Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions. When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.” #NobelPeacePrize2025 🕊️ #MariaCorinaMachado ✌️ #DemocracyActivist #NoKings
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions. When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.” #NobelPeacePrize2025 🕊️ #MariaCorinaMachado ✌️ #DemocracyActivist #NoKings
Americans’ Trust in Media Hit a Record Low This Week. Only Public Media Can Restore It. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/trust-i... #Americans #MediaTrust #DemocraticGovernance #FreedomOfSpeech #Democracy 📸the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine #EinsteinQuote so apt especially now.
October 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Americans’ Trust in Media Hit a Record Low This Week. Only Public Media Can Restore It. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/trust-i... #Americans #MediaTrust #DemocraticGovernance #FreedomOfSpeech #Democracy 📸the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine #EinsteinQuote so apt especially now.
New findings by researchers at the #UniversityofHelsinki highlight the importance of education in preventing memory disorders and provide new information on why some people maintain good cognitive function despite their advanced age www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brai... #EduMatters #Age #Memory #Cognition
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New findings by researchers at the #UniversityofHelsinki highlight the importance of education in preventing memory disorders and provide new information on why some people maintain good cognitive function despite their advanced age www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brai... #EduMatters #Age #Memory #Cognition
"Et maintenant, au cœur de la nuit, comme un veilleur, il découvre que la nuit montre l'homme: ces appels, ces lumières, cette inquiétude." Saint-Exupéry, Vol de nuit
📸magnifique coucher du soleil à Thessalonique #regards #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social
📸magnifique coucher du soleil à Thessalonique #regards #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Et maintenant, au cœur de la nuit, comme un veilleur, il découvre que la nuit montre l'homme: ces appels, ces lumières, cette inquiétude." Saint-Exupéry, Vol de nuit
📸magnifique coucher du soleil à Thessalonique #regards #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social
📸magnifique coucher du soleil à Thessalonique #regards #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social
When escalators & democracy worked for America.
📸 President Obama at the United Nations in 2015 with @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Democracy #We #WeThePeople #WeShallOvercome #YesWeCan #ObamaValues #America
📸 President Obama at the United Nations in 2015 with @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Democracy #We #WeThePeople #WeShallOvercome #YesWeCan #ObamaValues #America
October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When escalators & democracy worked for America.
📸 President Obama at the United Nations in 2015 with @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Democracy #We #WeThePeople #WeShallOvercome #YesWeCan #ObamaValues #America
📸 President Obama at the United Nations in 2015 with @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Democracy #We #WeThePeople #WeShallOvercome #YesWeCan #ObamaValues #America
"Just the two of us" gives STUPID a whole new meaning 😝 #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump #Unqualified #PeteHegseth #ShowmenOfWar #MakeUp with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue #LaughOfTheDay 😅
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Just the two of us" gives STUPID a whole new meaning 😝 #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump #Unqualified #PeteHegseth #ShowmenOfWar #MakeUp with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue #LaughOfTheDay 😅
"En mer, je retrouve ma langue maternelle: le silence."
Olivier de Kersauson, à Thessalonique, vivre en Grèce du Nord avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social
#regards #thessalonique #skg #pause
Olivier de Kersauson, à Thessalonique, vivre en Grèce du Nord avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social
#regards #thessalonique #skg #pause
September 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"En mer, je retrouve ma langue maternelle: le silence."
Olivier de Kersauson, à Thessalonique, vivre en Grèce du Nord avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social
#regards #thessalonique #skg #pause
Olivier de Kersauson, à Thessalonique, vivre en Grèce du Nord avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social
#regards #thessalonique #skg #pause
Stefanos Ntouskos, showing the grit that took him to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic title, outsprinted defending champion Oliver Zeidler, winning by 0.42 seconds.
It’s #Greece ’s 1st medal in men’s single sculls at the WRC, and 1st gold medal in any boat class since 2014 #StefanosNtouskos #WRCHShanghai2025
It’s #Greece ’s 1st medal in men’s single sculls at the WRC, and 1st gold medal in any boat class since 2014 #StefanosNtouskos #WRCHShanghai2025
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Stefanos Ntouskos, showing the grit that took him to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic title, outsprinted defending champion Oliver Zeidler, winning by 0.42 seconds.
It’s #Greece ’s 1st medal in men’s single sculls at the WRC, and 1st gold medal in any boat class since 2014 #StefanosNtouskos #WRCHShanghai2025
It’s #Greece ’s 1st medal in men’s single sculls at the WRC, and 1st gold medal in any boat class since 2014 #StefanosNtouskos #WRCHShanghai2025
“Isn’t that a little like the kettle calling the pot black? I mean, you see this big tubby goofball...Let’s try to stop being surprised by this lunatic behavior. He’s a dictator. This is what dictators do.” 📸A lovely smile from #DavidLetterman, Late Show predecessor #Trump #DonnieMedia #FreeSpeech
September 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Isn’t that a little like the kettle calling the pot black? I mean, you see this big tubby goofball...Let’s try to stop being surprised by this lunatic behavior. He’s a dictator. This is what dictators do.” 📸A lovely smile from #DavidLetterman, Late Show predecessor #Trump #DonnieMedia #FreeSpeech
Remember when Donald Trump appeared for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court before a jury of New Yorkers convicted him on 34 felony counts? Well, who's the culprit now? #DonaldTrumpIsaConvictedFelon #Trump #Felony #GOP #America with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙📸by Jeenah Moon
September 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Remember when Donald Trump appeared for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court before a jury of New Yorkers convicted him on 34 felony counts? Well, who's the culprit now? #DonaldTrumpIsaConvictedFelon #Trump #Felony #GOP #America with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙📸by Jeenah Moon
"Ho vissuto più di 150 vite – prostituta, santa, romantica, ogni tipo di donna – ed è meraviglioso avere questa opportunità di cambiare me stessa. Ho lavorato con i registi più importanti. Mi hanno dato tutto."
R.I.P. #ClaudiaCardinale🌹 ultime grandi #star #italiane degli anni d'oro del #cinema 🎞
R.I.P. #ClaudiaCardinale🌹 ultime grandi #star #italiane degli anni d'oro del #cinema 🎞
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Ho vissuto più di 150 vite – prostituta, santa, romantica, ogni tipo di donna – ed è meraviglioso avere questa opportunità di cambiare me stessa. Ho lavorato con i registi più importanti. Mi hanno dato tutto."
R.I.P. #ClaudiaCardinale🌹 ultime grandi #star #italiane degli anni d'oro del #cinema 🎞
R.I.P. #ClaudiaCardinale🌹 ultime grandi #star #italiane degli anni d'oro del #cinema 🎞
Bonkers Trump babbling at UN, the reaction in the General Assembly hall, where more than 130 heads of state and dozens of delegations were gathered, hearing him say that climate change is "scam", and the ''greatest con job ever perpetrated in the world" was scattered awkward laughter. #Trump #UN
September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Σε τόπο ξερό απλώνω τον κήπο μου έως ότου γεμίσει το στόμα μου γέλιο" Μαρία Λαϊνά ✍️Ρόδινος Φόβος 📖#PanoRuci, whose son was among the 57 victims of the tragic #Tempe train collision, is on #hungerstrike in front of #Greek Parliament protesting the rejection of his request to exhume his son’s body.
September 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Σε τόπο ξερό απλώνω τον κήπο μου έως ότου γεμίσει το στόμα μου γέλιο" Μαρία Λαϊνά ✍️Ρόδινος Φόβος 📖#PanoRuci, whose son was among the 57 victims of the tragic #Tempe train collision, is on #hungerstrike in front of #Greek Parliament protesting the rejection of his request to exhume his son’s body.