CHRISTOPHER LIVESAY:

It was a stalemate with the average Greek citizen in the middle worried their life savings might be wiped out. At the height of the crisis Greeks were panicked they be kicked out of the euro zone and started withdrawing their savings at an alarming rate. In order to keep banks from imploding, the government put limits on the amount of money people could withdraw. Only 60 euros per day. That's roughly 70 dollars. Eventually the Greek government gave in, agreeing to continue reforms and austerity measures in exchange for a final bailout. But it's been hard on the Greek people who regularly take to the streets to protest. Pensions and other welfare payments have been cut up to 70%. The size of the public sector reduced by one-fourth. Thousands are threatened with loss of their homes to foreclosure. And unemployment, which at one time hit 28% is still high at around 20%. Among the hardest hit are Greece's next generation. Youth unemployment is above 40 percent. As a result, tens of thousands of young Greeks have gone abroad looking for work. Others like Kostas and Elma Rousis headed for the hills.