This last weekend, the majority of the group went to Pozar, including myself. We left midday on Saturday, traveling for approximately two hours to one of the bigger waterfalls in the area. Some of my newly acquainted friends (Caleb, Leslie, Ethan and Elizabeth) and I had a blast running around taking pictures. Caleb and I even started some sort of trend by getting up right next to the waterfall, soaking ourselves completely. Life was good. After we spent a fair amount of time at the falls, the mass of people split off into units. Caleb, Leslie and I found an elevator on top of a cliff...go figure! After taking some snapshots of the scenery and of ourselves, we headed back to the bus, stopping to admire (and goof off around) an old water wheel. I also found fig ice cream, which I am now determined more than ever to learn how to make!
After reaching the hot springs, Elizabeth, Leslie, Caleb and I went to grab some lunch while most of the others ran straight into the pool (although one group ended up hiking up the mountain). The waiters promptly forgot about us, but came to realize soon that we were, in fact, customers. I even managed to talk to the waitress in Greek and she said that my language-speaking abilities were very good. Imagine that! We finished up a late lunch after around two hours and left to jump into the hot springs. The rest of the day consisted of splashing and joking around with each other, getting on the bus and heading home. Man, what a day! καλησπέρα
The last week's been rather chill - we've started classes, as of last week, and are slowly picking up speed in terms of actual work. I've successfully managed to enroll in five classes this semester:
- Art History - we're discussing everything from Michaelangelo to Munch's "The Scream". I'm in Heaven.
- Business Calculus - I've been introduced to a new software called MathCAD. It's fun to play around with, to say the least.
- Economics (Macro) - a bit of a snore (a repeat of 9th Grade with Mr. Boyle), but I'm getting more of a European Perspective this go-round.
- Marketing 101 - I like the class because we compare between how US companies market to the customer vs how European companies market to their respective consumers.
- English: Short Story - basically, reading cool books I've never heard of before and we get to learn more about the English and Greek languages. Fascinating. :)
We also have had the Club Fair again. But, this semester, there are more options available to this group because of the amount of time that they (and I) are here and because we'll be in Greece for Spring and part of Summer. For instance, sailing and scuba diving are both options. Maybe, I can get my international sailing and scuba diving licenses, which would rock my socks off! We'll see soon! καλησπέρα!
Hello ya'll. After my poor attempts at keeping up with the daily goings on in the Fall of 2010 at the American College of Thessaloniki, I've decided to create this blog to keep my travels in chronological order - this site for this semester's adventures and my other blog, http://sydneyhembree.blogspot.com/, for the previous semester. I hope you enjoy my posts while I *once again* try to tell my stories as best as I can. Yamas!
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Where to start, where to start...since this was my first time flying solo across the Atlantic (last semester, I was with my brother and mom), I was more than a bit anxious about the trip. Not only was I going through Atlanta's security (which is a pain in the butt, believe me!), but I was hopping from Atlanta to Charlotte, NC to London to SKG (Thessaloniki, Greece). I distinctly remember wondering if I was clinically insane or not, but I'm here, in one piece, so I guess I managed to make it. I had some complications, however, like any normal person would.
First, my peanut butter was confiscated. Now, you may ask why I would bother hauling a couple pounds of peanut butter all the way to Greece. Simple: 1) it's one of the only sources of protein that I have at my disposal and 2) it was either that or buy a small jar of Skippy peanut butter at 5 euro a pop. Which would YOU choose? Second, after reaching London, I had to pay for my overweight luggage. My mom and I researched ahead of time about the overweight charge for Olympic Air (11 pounds per kilo over), so I was prepared to pay - I just didn't realize how much....124 dollars later, I finally boarded the plane. Thank goodness it was a short flight!
