Whew, what a long day! After quite a struggle, I’m finally moved in to my new and FINAL room on the second floor of the building I first moved into (Papakyriazi), I love love love my new room! It’s the nicest of the three I’ve been to, I think. It’s smaller, but the set up is better, the furniture is sturdier, and there is more storage space than I have things to fill it with. The kitchen is nicer, and the bathroom is even better—it’s clean and bigger and the shower looks less like it wants to kill me. The wall at the head of my bed, although small, is entirely made of windows. And yes, the view from the balcony and said windows is the neighbors, ten feet away and hanging up their underwear, but it’s sunny and bright in the afternoon. Everyone in the building seems really nice and definitely want to include me in the Papa K family. I was really hesitant to move so far away from the neighborhood I knew and liked, and so far from downtown, but now that I have I’m glad I’m here.
I had my first Greek 104 class today. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but it turned out OK. The class is almost entirely study abroad students, but a surprising number of them are pretty good already at speaking. I am definitely behind, but at the same time not the worst one in the class. I spoke to the teacher afterwards, let her know that I know I’m behind but I’m willing to work extra hard to catch up and stay in the class, instead of moving down and learning the alphabet over again. She reassured me that yes, I am behind, but not as far as I think, and she can see that I want to work hard and so is sure I’ll do fine in the class. I’m not even concerned about getting a good grade—it’s a class where learning and comprehending the material is most important to me.
Ok, so here are a few pictures of my new place, room 201 Papakyriazi! Compare them to the pictures of my room in Panepistimiou, and you’ll see what I’m talking about—I’m so glad to be here! Enjoy this virtual tour!
This is the view as you’re entering the door. My bed, the bedside table. You can see the window/door to the balcony on the far wall, and how much light it lets in. My bookshelf and desk are against the right wall; the cabinets on top are actually where I’m storing dry goods, since there isn’t as much cabinet space in the kitchen. Plus, the kitchen is only five feet to the left… My armoire is on the left at the foot of the bed. Also, at the top you can kind of see it, but I have a fan! Bring it on, Greek spring!
Taken by the desk, the view back towards the door. The kitchen is just nicer and better put together. I brought dishes and some silverware, but there was some silverware already here, and cooking pots, an added bonus. The door on the left is to the bathroom—the right, to the hallway.
Across from the kitchen, my armoire, where I actually ended up hanging most of my clothes and folding the rest in the drawers below. A little table with a chair (it had two, but I dragged one over to the desk), and a nice, huge mirror behind it (reflecting the kitchen).
My bathroom! Not even close to being as sketchy as the other one, right? It’s baby blue and white tile, it’s clean, the shower curtain isn’t so full of mold and mildew it’s classified as alive…
Sink, inside of shower. The curtain reaches the ground, so hopefully there will be less bathroom flooding, and the showerhead is nicer too. AND there’s a place to hang it, so no holding it while I shower. Maybe I’ll give shaving another try…there’s hope after all, legs!
Someone just knocked on the door to see how I’ve settled in and ask me down to the common room on the first floor. Yay to making friends!
I had my first Greek 104 class today. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but it turned out OK. The class is almost entirely study abroad students, but a surprising number of them are pretty good already at speaking. I am definitely behind, but at the same time not the worst one in the class. I spoke to the teacher afterwards, let her know that I know I’m behind but I’m willing to work extra hard to catch up and stay in the class, instead of moving down and learning the alphabet over again. She reassured me that yes, I am behind, but not as far as I think, and she can see that I want to work hard and so is sure I’ll do fine in the class. I’m not even concerned about getting a good grade—it’s a class where learning and comprehending the material is most important to me.
Ok, so here are a few pictures of my new place, room 201 Papakyriazi! Compare them to the pictures of my room in Panepistimiou, and you’ll see what I’m talking about—I’m so glad to be here! Enjoy this virtual tour!
This is the view as you’re entering the door. My bed, the bedside table. You can see the window/door to the balcony on the far wall, and how much light it lets in. My bookshelf and desk are against the right wall; the cabinets on top are actually where I’m storing dry goods, since there isn’t as much cabinet space in the kitchen. Plus, the kitchen is only five feet to the left… My armoire is on the left at the foot of the bed. Also, at the top you can kind of see it, but I have a fan! Bring it on, Greek spring!
Taken by the desk, the view back towards the door. The kitchen is just nicer and better put together. I brought dishes and some silverware, but there was some silverware already here, and cooking pots, an added bonus. The door on the left is to the bathroom—the right, to the hallway.
Across from the kitchen, my armoire, where I actually ended up hanging most of my clothes and folding the rest in the drawers below. A little table with a chair (it had two, but I dragged one over to the desk), and a nice, huge mirror behind it (reflecting the kitchen).
My bathroom! Not even close to being as sketchy as the other one, right? It’s baby blue and white tile, it’s clean, the shower curtain isn’t so full of mold and mildew it’s classified as alive…
Sink, inside of shower. The curtain reaches the ground, so hopefully there will be less bathroom flooding, and the showerhead is nicer too. AND there’s a place to hang it, so no holding it while I shower. Maybe I’ll give shaving another try…there’s hope after all, legs!
Someone just knocked on the door to see how I’ve settled in and ask me down to the common room on the first floor. Yay to making friends!
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