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Revisiting Greece through MY LIFE IN RUINS (2009)

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THE MOVIE From Amazon.com Georgia is an American academic who's lost her teaching job in Athens. She's taken a job as a tour guide, but she hates it and it shows: the tourists, mostly American, are bored with history and facts; they want to shop. Every group has a goofy couple, a frat boy, a sullen teen, a feuding couple, divorcées looking for a mate, and a funny guy. This group is no exception, plus there's no air conditioning and a bearded silent driver. Thanks to an unlikely friendship, plus daisies, an ice-cream cone, the history of syrup, and the Oracle at Delphi, Georgia may have a shot at finding her kefi during this four-day tour.   Written by  <jhailey@hotmail.com> This is not the first time I watched this movie.  It's perhaps the third or fourth time.  I first watched this in 2009 , and I had a grand time.  It was like I was touring with the TEAM B, with Poupi as the driver and Georgia as my tour guide. VirtualTourist.com was ...