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| In front of the Hephastion |
Hello all! I really did not keep up with this blog thing as much as I would have liked to, but I will quickly recap the past two months of my time here!
The end of March and first part of April was spent in northern Greece exploring Thessaloniki and many other sights! This part of Greece was so beautiful and I was very excited to see more of the country. There was a much younger crowd than in Athens, with lots of college students which was exciting.
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| Sunset in Paros |
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| Mykonos Town |
After returning for a week of classes, spring break began! My roommates Jamie, Katie, and I, along with Joe (who we visited in Rome) hopped on our first ferry to the island of Mykonos! We spent a few days (and Palm Sunday) on Mykonos eating Greek food, touring the island via ATV, and shopping in little Venice. From there, we had an unfortunate incident of missing our ferry after some complications, so we ended up staying an extra night and catching the next ferry to Paros. We spent about 18 hours on Paros, which included the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen.
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| Kouros with Jamie for comparison |
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| At the red beach in Santorini |
From Paros, we hopped over to Naxos to meet our friend Emily, which became my favorite island. The mountains, trees, and scaffolding in the landscape were incredibly beautiful. We rented ATVs again to tour around the island seeing the largest kouros (statue of a person of a specific style) I have ever seen just hanging out, hidden away by the sea. From Naxos, we headed off to our final island, Santorini. In Santorini we walked around, swam at the red beach, visited the ancient site of Akrotiri (a city covered in ash from a volcanic explosion), and attended midnight Easter service outside one of the churches in Thira. We came home after 11 days of islands ready for class!
Later that week, I was blessed to be visited by my momma! We got to spend 10 days touring around Santorini and Athens. I got to take her to all of the sites, have her try all the Greek food she could possibly stand, we got matching tattoos,
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| Mom tries a gyro! |
and have some much needed with a little piece of home.
Since then, I have focused a lot on the rest of the school year, preparing for finals and the end of the semester, fitting in the occasional site tour and museum visit.
Now as the end of the semester is here, I have to express how grateful I am to have been able to have this incredible experience. I would not be here without the continuous support of my family and friends at home, along with the new friends I have made here in Athens. I am truly blessed to lead the life that I do, and I look forward to bringing a piece of Greece home with me. I'll see you all in 62 hours!
