1 Prevention of infections when ears are first pierced. 2  Do not pierce your ears if you have a tendency to bleed easily, form thick scars (keloids), or get staph skin infections.  Have your earlobes pierced by someone who is experienced and understands sterile technique.
Greece is located on the southernmost point of the Balkan Peninsula and is flanked by 3 large bodies of water: the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. Greece is bordered to the north by Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.), and Bulgaria.
1 GEOGRAPHIC SETTING AND ENVIRONMENT. Greece is the southernmost country in the Balkan Peninsula, the region that includes Albania, Macedonia, and Bulgaria to the north. It has a total area of 131,940 square kilometers (50,942 square miles).