Living the Life

Hello!
Yesterday was a busy day, I didn't have much time to write! Yesterday we went into Piraeus, a port about 20 minutes away by metro. We did some walking around and stopped at the museum for a bit. We then went to the ruins of the Wall of Athens and sat under the shade of a highway. When we were through we did some shopping and sat at a cafe and our lunches. Kelly's parents still had their hotel so we took advantage of their pool again, it was so nice.

At 6, it was still 90 degrees, we went to the theatre of Dionysus on the south slope of the Acropolis and read through the ancient comedy, Lysistrata. It was so cool! It was pretty hot but it was so amazing reading this piece of art in the original place it was designed for. I'm not a huge theatre fan but it was very entertaining and fun to do, our class really bonded over it. I loved sitting there and imagining the people who sat where I was sitting. They lived so long ago in such a different world but they were really just like me. They had fears, hopes, dreams, they had people they loved and people they were hurt by. If I just closed my eyes and felt the sun on my skin and felt the hot breeze I felt like I could really see them...or it was heatstroke...

We took Nicola (our professor) out to dinner at a taverna as a thank you for her being such an amazing teacher. I can tell she really loves us! She ordered for us and everything was so delicious. Tsatsiki, feta cheese, Greek salad, fava spread, french fries with chicken and cheese filled beef, and watermelon for dessert. And of course, all the wine we wanted. We made her a card with a picture she took of all of us at Delphi and we all signed it with messages. She was so touched! I could tell she really loves teaching us and she said we were her best group :)

People started to leave little by little until it was myself, Bette, Anita, both Sams, Justine, and Nicola. We asked her more about her life (found out her Egyptian husband left her when she was a month pregnant with their second child, rude!)and we asked her some questions about the class and people at CYA. It was really great talking to your teacher like a friend, I could tell she really enjoyed herself. After she left us girls stuck around for another half hour before going back to their apartment and then going out.

This morning we went to the National Archeological Museum (the bane of my existance) and then to the Numismatic museum that is Henrich Schliemann's house (the guy who discovered Myceanae and the mask of Agamemmnon). It was so beautiful and huge! He had pretty gaudy taste if you ask me but I guess when you're a millionaire you get a little gaudy.

We did a little more walking around then went back to lunch and then had a siesta. I went to CYA to do laundry and somehow the detergent didn't release so I had to start it again. In the meantime I worked on my presentation for tomorrow on the Agora during the Roman period. I can't believe we're done Friday! It's so crazy. I'm going to miss so many people and my little Lyssipou 4 apartment :(

I decided not to go to Istanbul and Cairo. It was a tough decision but I prayed about it and I'm sure I made the right decision. It had a lot to do with money unfortunately, I just don't think it's responsible to spend over a thousand dollars in a week. But I'm ok with it. Thanks for your support!

Just to give you an idea of my life here, it is currently 6:02 pm and 91 degrees...