Christina documented since she was doing it for a class project.this picture was taken right after it was finished.
(and i’m asking family/friends to not tell fam if you come across this\)
μεράκι
It derives from the Turkish “merak.”
Greeks have always had feelings and emotions that nobody else has articulated. This is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love – when you put “something of yourself” into what you’re doing (positive of course), whatever it may be – a mix of love and style and enjoyment. It’s the passion for perfectionism and the obsession, the ultimate personal care during a creation. But it’s exclusively used when referring to one’s own creation.
A meraklida is a person who has meraki, which is described as a passion, a special taste. The meraklis demand the best, and relish it.
Meraki can also be used with the meaning of “sorrow for not accomplishing something” or yearning. Meraki is the desire, the sadness of someone who is not satisfied. It is a common Greek word but is used better in songs, in the popular “rempetika tragoudia” songs.
