Hello from Greece!
Why hello there, my dear livejournal friends. I've been in Athens for a total of 4 days now, and I'm already set to leave. The temperatures here have been well above 100 degrees every day and there actually isn't that much to see besides the Acropolis, which we went to today. As usual, I'm having trouble making friends with many of the people in the program, and those who I have become closest to are all going to Paros, while I'll be away in Crete. I should've gone to Italy with UCLA because then it would only be a month and I would have my friend Jeff in the program with me, so I would at least know somebody!
On a lighter note, John flew in yesterday and we've been having fun walking around the city. This weekend we are going to Mykonos, which is apparently the most hedonistic, party loving island in Greece. Yay! We're also going to the beach this evening. Most of the beaches here cost money to get in, but they provide you with lounge chairs and umbrellas, and alot of them have waterslides and things in the water and a beach bar, so I guess it's worth it. I'm really looking forward to having a drink just lounging on the beach. And I've heard from others that the water is fantastic, so I can actually spend some time in it!
Ok, well I need to look up hotels so we have some place to stay in Mykonos that hopefully won't cost us a fortune. That's what you get with last minute planning, but it's still fun!
Love,
Veronica
On a lighter note, John flew in yesterday and we've been having fun walking around the city. This weekend we are going to Mykonos, which is apparently the most hedonistic, party loving island in Greece. Yay! We're also going to the beach this evening. Most of the beaches here cost money to get in, but they provide you with lounge chairs and umbrellas, and alot of them have waterslides and things in the water and a beach bar, so I guess it's worth it. I'm really looking forward to having a drink just lounging on the beach. And I've heard from others that the water is fantastic, so I can actually spend some time in it!
Ok, well I need to look up hotels so we have some place to stay in Mykonos that hopefully won't cost us a fortune. That's what you get with last minute planning, but it's still fun!
Love,
Veronica