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First things first, I’m listening to the Blood Brothers soundtrack and it makes me cry just as bad as it did when I actually saw the musical in London. It’s mighty powerful, or else I’m just big baby. The shooting just occurred, and now the narration…I’m a blubbering fool and I am glad my roommate is asleep. Anywho…
Athens, Greece. I am so amazed at how incredible this place is, there isn’t much about my experience so far that I don’t love. Well, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s back it up some.
So far I feel like I’m on a big tour with 30 people my age. Classes don’t start until Monday, so I’m assuming at that point I’ll finally feel like a “student” and not just a tourist. Things are good though. I’ve already established a pretty good relationship with most of my peers, and certain people I get along with so well that I feel I’ve spent more than just a few days with them. At first I was weary of the fact that 25 our of the 31 students are girls, especially since my friendship circles consist mostly of males, but having a bunch of girls around is awesome and I can totally act myself around them.
My roommate is an interesting girl. She and I get along really well because a lot of our habits are similar. When I think about it though I’m not so sure that’s such a great idea. If anyone has seen my room or the motorhome I lived in this summer, it’s probably apparent I’m not THE MOST tidy person on the planet. My roommate is the exact same way, and for the first five minutes it was cool but now it’s a bit annoying. I’ve been picking up the slack quite a bit and have been acting as the “responsible” one when it comes to keeping things washed and put away. I even bought all the toilet paper/paper towel items on my own for the both of us to use because it’s something she doesn’t really think about. Beyond that, she takes up so much room with her stuff! Since I was the first person to arrive, and having noticed that our storage space really sucks, I gave her the better deal and the more convenient places to put things. I didn’t think she would take up all the space I left plus everywhere else. I’m very short compared to her, but yet I am the one to stand on a chair everyday in order to reach all my clothes. But ohhhh well, I do like her personality and she is extremely sharing, and best of all SHE DOES NOT SNORE!!! Plus she cooks and I don’t, so if she’s willing to make the meals, I suppose it’s not too bad cleaning up afterward.
Today I went walking around Athens in pursuit of some capri pants. It’s so damn hot here and I’m already sick of wearing skirts. I have some shorts but they’re pretty ugly and not appropriate for wear outside of the room/race track, so I needed something. Yes, being the idiot I am I didn’t think to pack the several pairs of capris that I have at home. I also didn’t bring a beach towel. No biggie though, they have them all over the place here. What they don’t have is air conditioning, at least not in my room, so I pretty much die every night while attempting to sleep. Being an Alaskan girl I’m not adjusting well to the heat, and I am really looking forward to when it gets “cold” in Athens after the next month or so. I didn’t think I would actually miss wearing several layers at once, but I do.
Heh, I got a goofball sun burn today on my arm and chest. There’s a spot on my arm that didn’t get touched by the sun because my hair was in the way. I’ll post a picture if I remember. Don’t I always say that?
I called Cassandra today and she told me that not only is she doing well, but also the doctor that took x-rays of my finger with no nail called my house. She said the tip of my finger is fractured, and to be sure to wear my finger guard all the time. I accidentally lost my guard in my underwear drawer at home, so I’m pretty much out of luck. It’s not like it really bothers me right now, I just need to make sure not to hit it on anything. Not having the nail there is really gross.
Athens, Greece. I am so amazed at how incredible this place is, there isn’t much about my experience so far that I don’t love. Well, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s back it up some.
So far I feel like I’m on a big tour with 30 people my age. Classes don’t start until Monday, so I’m assuming at that point I’ll finally feel like a “student” and not just a tourist. Things are good though. I’ve already established a pretty good relationship with most of my peers, and certain people I get along with so well that I feel I’ve spent more than just a few days with them. At first I was weary of the fact that 25 our of the 31 students are girls, especially since my friendship circles consist mostly of males, but having a bunch of girls around is awesome and I can totally act myself around them.
My roommate is an interesting girl. She and I get along really well because a lot of our habits are similar. When I think about it though I’m not so sure that’s such a great idea. If anyone has seen my room or the motorhome I lived in this summer, it’s probably apparent I’m not THE MOST tidy person on the planet. My roommate is the exact same way, and for the first five minutes it was cool but now it’s a bit annoying. I’ve been picking up the slack quite a bit and have been acting as the “responsible” one when it comes to keeping things washed and put away. I even bought all the toilet paper/paper towel items on my own for the both of us to use because it’s something she doesn’t really think about. Beyond that, she takes up so much room with her stuff! Since I was the first person to arrive, and having noticed that our storage space really sucks, I gave her the better deal and the more convenient places to put things. I didn’t think she would take up all the space I left plus everywhere else. I’m very short compared to her, but yet I am the one to stand on a chair everyday in order to reach all my clothes. But ohhhh well, I do like her personality and she is extremely sharing, and best of all SHE DOES NOT SNORE!!! Plus she cooks and I don’t, so if she’s willing to make the meals, I suppose it’s not too bad cleaning up afterward.
Today I went walking around Athens in pursuit of some capri pants. It’s so damn hot here and I’m already sick of wearing skirts. I have some shorts but they’re pretty ugly and not appropriate for wear outside of the room/race track, so I needed something. Yes, being the idiot I am I didn’t think to pack the several pairs of capris that I have at home. I also didn’t bring a beach towel. No biggie though, they have them all over the place here. What they don’t have is air conditioning, at least not in my room, so I pretty much die every night while attempting to sleep. Being an Alaskan girl I’m not adjusting well to the heat, and I am really looking forward to when it gets “cold” in Athens after the next month or so. I didn’t think I would actually miss wearing several layers at once, but I do.
Heh, I got a goofball sun burn today on my arm and chest. There’s a spot on my arm that didn’t get touched by the sun because my hair was in the way. I’ll post a picture if I remember. Don’t I always say that?
I called Cassandra today and she told me that not only is she doing well, but also the doctor that took x-rays of my finger with no nail called my house. She said the tip of my finger is fractured, and to be sure to wear my finger guard all the time. I accidentally lost my guard in my underwear drawer at home, so I’m pretty much out of luck. It’s not like it really bothers me right now, I just need to make sure not to hit it on anything. Not having the nail there is really gross.