Arriving in Greece

​Nothing could have even begun to prepare me for the sheer wonder of the country I will be spending my semester in. My wildest dreams couldn’t even begin to compare to the beauty of the environment around me as I write this post from my balcony overlooking the Greek mountainsides and city below.
Check out my travel photos page for some of the views from Thessaloniki, Greece! 

Hitting the Ground Running
Shortly after I arrived in Greece I hit the ground running, literally. I didn’t even manage to unpack until the evening of my second day! (By unpacked I mean that things are in cluttered piles around the room by somehow I’m managing to function.)
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Today is my third day in Greece and so far I’ve:

• Made a bunch of new friends;
• Explored the neighborhood enough times that I think I can find my way around without getting too lost;
• Learn several phrases in a language so foreign to me that by the time I leave my goal is simply to be able to pronounce ‘thank you’ correctly;
• Gone grocery shopping with the locals;
• Taken pictures with a modern Greek statue;
• Seen the sunset on the Aegean ocean – twice!!;
• Visited Ancient Roman ruins;
• Eaten a traditional Greek meal consisting of giant beans and a meat dish of lamb innards wrapped in intestine;
• Celebrated the Greek drinking age of 18 via a class of classy red wine;

​And so many other things that if I took the time to detail and describe it would resemble a novel rather than a blog post!

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Coming up next Sunday: No clue! I'll have to see what unexpected adventures I run into during my next couple of days in the beautiful city of Thessaloniki. 

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