It's siesta time right now over here, and it would be a perfect time to call y'all but it's 6 in the morning CA time! So instead gab and I are going to go for a jog around the city before we all meet up again at 7.30 to go for a hike.
So far today we went as a group to the National Research Institute where we are going to be taking classes. Professor gallant talked to us about the econ crisis right now in greece, and apparently there is going to be a major historical vote tomorrow night. The classroom is pretty nice, except there aren't any windows, meaning we're in a beautifully sunny mediterranean city and we can't see the sun. But now that I think about it, maybe it's better that way so we don't feel like going to the beach!
After we walked to the grocery store and bought some breakfast foods, meet &chesse, fruits, and paper for the house. It was a pretty interesting experience since we couldn't read any of the labels. Even though we felt like lost little children, we still got some food and had fun.
We then walked back to the apartments and had some food on the patio and prof. gallant and his wife joined us. They are such nice people! He started teaching us some greek and it was pretty hard. But I really want to learn so I can actually talk to people instead of just smiling and giggling when someone says something in greek to me. Hooray for greek!
Anyway, just a quick update before we go on a run.
Love to you all! xo
So glad you're able to learn / live a new culture. As they say, "it's ALL Greek to me!" Thanks for the update. It's fun to imagine all the stuff you're doing and learning about. I am SURE that you got the heads-up about where it's o.k. to run and where it is not BEFORE you went out. Fascinating to think back in time to when running a marathon meant something else entirely. You are smack dab in the middle of one of the cradles of modern Western civilization. How cool is that !?! More pictures please!
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