Today I had one class in the morning, my Modern Greek Nation-State class. Learning about another country’s political system and history in depth really puts things in perspective for me—we’re dissatisfied with politics in America and complain about how nothing never gets done, political gridlock etc, but we have at least some kind stability and aren’t plagued by a history of military coups, dictatorships, economically devastating wars that last only a few days…it’s just food for thought.
It was so sunny and beautiful out today; I just wanted to kiss the sky! I went out with five kids from my building and we walked along the water all the way from our building to Aristotelous Square. It’s a really far walk, but we had all afternoon, and it was gorgeous on the boardwalk as we headed towards the White Tower. We got coffee in the Square and headed back around sunset, which was beautiful as well. I never realized this, but you can see Mount Olympus from the harbor. During the day it’s hidden because of the glare of the sun on the water, but as the sun sets behind it you can see it very clearly, and it’s gorgeous. It’s funny to think about, because it it doesn’t look that big and seems like it’s right there across from you, but it’s actually several hours by car down the coast—it’s just the way the land curves. Still, it was really lovely and a fun walk.
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