Greeting sweet readers of mine! Did you miss me? I certainly missed you! My time in Athens is sadly winding down which is extremely sad but that also means I will be back soon and can hug anyone who wants one! I say this almost every time but MUCH has happened to me since we…
Category: Greece: CYA Athens
Budapest!
” My house in Budapest, My hidden treasure chest Golden grand piano My beautiful Castillo You You I’d leave it all George Ezra’s song Budapest, one of my favorite songs, was playing throughout my head during my trip to Budapest two weekends ago (October 20-22). I, of course, had to do the obligatory Snapchat video…
Another Day . . . Another Country . . . Another Post
Just came back from marble-carving workshop after the pre-departure meeting for the upcoming field trip to Cyprus and only just finished unpacking this morning from last week’s school trip to the Peloponnese. Word to the Wise: Pick and choose which optional activities to be involved with. Do some, it keeps you sane, but not all,…
The Studying Part of Study Abroad
Well I hope you guess from the title, it’s midterms week here in Athens. And though I’d done enough tests in my life, these were probably one of the most stress. What it all came down to was that I had no idea how harsh these exams would be. Being at Rollins I’d gotten used…
First Weekend in Athens!
Yes, yes, that title is accurate and referring to this weekend, and I did arrive in Athens way back at the end of August. But, due to all the required, optional, extra, and self-arranged trips, this has been my first weekend in Athens itself. It was quite nice, and for anyone else thinking of doing…
Drinking
My dear friends, enemies, and those who find themselves somewhere in the middle, today I come to you to add some perspective to your lives. We need to talk about how Greeks (and maybe Europeans in general?) treat alcohol. Before this semester, I was one of those people who had never touched any kind of alcoholic drink….
7 Weeks in Athens!
Wow! Hard to believe I have been in Athens for roughly 7 weeks! It has gone by so fast and so much has happened since my last blog post. In a nutshell: CYA orientation week ended with a school trip to Delphi, I went on a school trip to Crete for 6 days, a day…
Going to Paris
This weekend I’ll be in Paris, my first trip abroad while abroad. Because I haven’t gone yet I thought I would pretend to write down my thoughts before I have them, you know?! “Wow, I’m in Paris!” Hopefully I will think of something to think that’s more creative than that while I’m over there, but…
European Service Dogs
I was going to write something about the people I met here and how amazing the coffee shop across the street from my apartment is, but then I remembered that dogs exist. Athens has its fair share of dogs around, however most of them are strays. These dogs are huge, like think St. Bernard size, and…
Living in History
It has been over a month since I arrived in Athens, and feel as though I know the rhythm of the city. Though I still stand out as a tourist I’m sure, I feel comfortable (and confident) that I can make it to a new place without getting lost. The food is delicious, and people…