Herbs Food tasting and Experience exchanging

Catherine Tsouctidi is your Hostess for the whole experience
Catherine has degrees in French Literature and Marketing, and is also an accomplished author. Taking advantage of her studies in Experiential Learning, her love for nature, and her extensive travels in France, UK, Italy, USA, Holland etc, she offers an authentic “get-together" experience. She also loves kids and runs a private pre-school education center.

• Place of ORIGIN: Piraeus
• LIVES in: Pasalimani, Piraeus
• SPEAKS: English, French
• LOVES: writing, nature, herbs, producing natural homemade cosmetics, swimming, seafood cooking, crafting handmade jewels, teaching children
• Has TRAVELLED to: France, UK, Italy, USA, Holland, Belgium, Turkey, Cyprus, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Tunisia, Morocco
• Personal TRAITS: talented communicator, polite, hospitable, pleasant

Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together

1. Handmade jewelry
Creating traditional handmade jewelry with wire and clay, like Artemis’ necklace
2. Liqueur drinks
Creating traditional alcoholic liqueur drinks, like Kanellada
3. Greek herbs
Getting to know greek herbs (and their properties) like valeriana which reduces stress, melissohorto etc. A comprehensive herbs pamphlet will also be given away
4. Natural cosmetics
Creating natural beauty cosmetics with simple ingredients that can be processed in our kitchen. These cosmetics produce an immediate positive effect on our well-being. The hostess’ book “Beauty from Nature” will also be given away
5. Olive Oil
Getting to know greek olive oil: history, properties, origins. The hostess' book “Olive Oil in ancient Greece” will also be given away
6. Get-together
A warm “get-together” with a modern greek family, with lots of cooking, greek food tasting, walk-abouts, chit-chat, and shopping
7. What’s SPECIAL about this experience
This is a unique opportunity to learn the intricacies of the greek natural greens & herbs, and hand-craft essences and liqueurs amid a very friendly family atmosphere
8. Piraeus, Marina Zeas - Where the Experience will take place
The Bay of Zea, since Ottoman times and until recently known as Pasalimani, is a broad bay located at the eastern coast of the Piraeus peninsula in Greece. It hosted the swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics held in Athens. A seaport and marina are located in the bay.