The last few days in Athens is going way to fast. I really wish I could just make time move slow. I love it here. It truly feels like home now. After Italy it all sank in how fast it was coming to a ...
In the last few weeks we have had many reasons to celebrate in our city of Athens. The first, was Alishiya’s 20′th birthday. In this big day, you know after the day you are no longer a te...
Number one rule of traveling: Nothing will ever go perfectly… Something must go wrong… This is a lesson I’ve learned over and over again. In the start of the trip, I was worried abo...
I have been terrible at up dating this, so this is the last few weeks in a quick quick nutshell… Northern Greece Trip: It was a lot of fun, northern greece is very beautiful. I saw a lot of his...
The first lesson about Istanbul came from my Greek prof… When saying you are going to Istanbul for the weekend use Constantinopile…. It may be Istanbul to the rest of the world… But...
The weekend after fall break, a few of us ventured away from Athens to the beautiful Mt. Parnassus. The adventure started with loading into a jeep Land Rover. Sitting sideways in the back of the jeep...
The last two weeks I’ve traveled so much. For a class field trip we spent 6 days in the Peloponnese and Delphi. We saw ancient sites like, Olympia, Delphi, and learned about ancient Sparta in m...
Bungee jumping! Bahh it was so fun! I was so nervous. Me on bridges not really the best combo… But I did it! It was such an amazing feeling! Like you are flying! It’s hard to describe. Th...
Athens, is pretty amazing, I love it here and would not change where I am studying abroad for anything. Being in the city/country during such an interesting time is truly a great life lesson and I am...
After 15 years of driving past mountains and asking to climb them I finally got to climb one! Olympus was amazing. At times I wanted to die, but when reaching the top it was so worth it! We couldn&#...
The last week I’ve done more around Athens. After Crete, a few of us went to have shoes made at the Poet Shoe maker. The business started in the 20′s and has been family owned since. The ...
Crete was absolutely beautiful. (I feel like I’ve said that about every place I’ve been, but really it’s true)! We took a night ferry to the island, pretty awesome way to travel, go...
Instead of jet setting across Europe this weekend (we actually had class on a Friday, silly thing school…), we decided to stay in our beautiful city. Friday night a few of us decided to check o...
Today, I met with the people I will be doing service learning with. It’s in the area of Athens called Plaka. Seriously, it’s in the coolest building I’ve ever been in. It was built ...
For the weekend I ventured to Santorini (the island of Thira and we stayed in Fira.) It was absolutely beautiful. White houses/buildings with amazingly blue water and sky. We traveled to Oia, which i...
Strikes happen more than I ever thought here. It’s the second time the taxi drivers have been on strike since I’ve been here (almost two weeks now!). The streets seem less crowded on da...
So the last week has been all fun and games, exploring the city, hitting up some serious historical places, planning future trips, and pretty much continuing with summer. Yesterday, although I had a...
So this is my first real Greek word! I can read it, say it, and write it! I still know more Chinese words than Greek words, but soon I will be speaking up a storm! I can’t wait! No more of this...
So the other day we were briefly on US soil… The American Embassy anyways to go over some general safety points. Most of which were common sense.They talked about some of the robbery issues and...
Yesterday, began to feel more like I’m actually in Greece (apparently going to see the Acropolis the other day was just a tease or something). But real Greek dancing, that feels Greek to me. It...
It’s been another crazy few days. One of my roommates, finally, got in last night! It was so fun to finally have someone else in the apartment, once we got in… We stood trying for way too...
Day 2: Today went super fast. More people arrived and we began our journey at CYAthens by paying our deposits. The building is nice with marble stairs (like most of Athens stairs and side walks…...
I’m in Greece! After a bumpy start to the airplane trip we made it! First, sat in the plane in MSP for an hour waiting for take off, then Irene, and the captain driving from Baltimore for the f...
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