Week 1-Part 2

Feb 4 continued:

Later that night I went to a taverna and the Greek bartender said that the reason they know how to enjoy themselves so much is that: "Life is too short so we are always celebrating." He said that young people need to learn to live in the moment and not so much for the future. He also had a license plate from NE (and nearly every other state) from people who used have gone to his taverna. 

          

Feb 5: 

Our first free day! We took a tour of the traditional markets.

Greek Olives--you can get a ridiculous amount for 1 euro
They also have every kind of fruit and vegetable imaginable--
all fresh and all cheap. 

Greeks like to know where their meat comes from. No packaging it for them. 

The Rotunda (notice the graffiti--it's everywhere in the city. It usually says something along the lines of how much the people hate the police. Someone translated something for me that said, "with rocks, with knives, and guns" and it was referring to how they planned to take down the police.)

Roman Forum 

More of the forum 

Feb 6: 

It was beautiful today--sorry to everyone having to deal with the snow and cold. It was sunny and around 65 degrees and in the beginning of February!! I went for a run with some friends along the boardwalk which runs along the coast of the Aegean Sea. We got a lot of stares from people--apparently they don't run a lot here. 

There is a crepe place that is near the apartments and we go there a lot--it's cheap and delicious. I saw the guy who works there at another food place and he remembered our faces and said hi to us. He even ended up knowing where Nebraska was and his favorite bands are from there! He loves Bright Eyes and Eagle Seagull and knew all about where they were from. Most people are very friendly and it was all very "coincidental" as he said. 

Feb 7: First Day of School

Today I had Greek Folklore, Public Service Internship, and The World of Alexander the Great. Tomorrow I get to tackle Modern Greek 101 and International Economics.