Peering past the beer glasses in this photo are me and my sister. We are on the island of Crete in Greece where she spent a couple of summers doing archaeological work for the university she was attending. I stopped by that year while backpacking through Europe. Having purchased these, now defunct, sunglasses five minutes or so before this shot was taken, she decided to wear them anyway. I'm sporting the lenses and she the frames.
This is my favorite photograph because it not only brings me back to those fabulous adventures in Greece, but it also signifies a fresh start between my sister and I. Looking at this photo, you'd never know that we did not get along for nearly our entire lives up until (almost) this exact moment. Prior to that summer abroad, we would not have sat next to each other, let alone snap a smiling photograph. I'm so very glad we decided to grow up and become true sisters, sisters made up of more love than blood.
-Gwen
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