Sorry it’s been a little bit, I’ve just been too mad crazy busy and haven’t had the time. Saturday I went to Kalithea in Halkidiki again, but I didn’t spend the night—Tanya drove us there and back in her car. It was just a fun, relaxing day in the sun; I think it’s probably my last beach day because I don’t know when I’ll have time to go again. The water was so warm it was practically bathwater, and for once I spent less time laying on the beach and more time swimming in the water. It was crystal clear and I could float really well. I liked just floating in the water, when all the sound goes away and you’re rocked by the waves…Saturday night I went with Tanya, the twins, Mike and Boosa to Shark, a club near us we’d never been to before. It was decorated very nicely but no one was dancing and we were too small of a group to start, but we found a nice quiet corner and just talked for hours, which was really fun.
Sunday I studied for Greek 104, which I had today. I met Mike by the White Tower and we sat in the shade and went over vocab words and verb tenses…a huge Greek guy with a super-tiny dog thought we were pretty funny, even though we thought the same about him. There was a lot going on at the White Tower yesterday—there is a peaceful protest going on right now and there are all sorts of hippies camping out in tents with signs hanging all around. Additionally they were setting up for some kind of concert, there were food trucks as far as the eye could see, and a ways to the left there was some kind of zumba demonstration. I think there was a race going on because the water was filled with sailboats. It was super sunny but there was a nice breeze—just an all around great day.
After the White Tower I went home to cook for Tanya—the building planned a surprise potluck in her honor to thank her for being the best RA ever and for being in our lives. She was at the beach all day with a friend and was going to go back to her house for dinner, so the twins called her and said that we were cooking for her. Tanya still didn’t get it though—she thought just the twins wanted to have dinner with her, and when she finally figured it out an hour after she had been home she was really moved and excited—it was really funny to watch her realize the whole building was cooking for her! We dragged all our tables and chairs out again and had a delicious (if carb-heavy) meal and enjoyed each other’s company. (I made mom’s cheesy-potatoes. They were delicious, but I used weird cheese because they don’t have the type we usually use here in Greece, and while they were in the oven I was incredibly nervous because it smelled strongly of stinky feet. Never fear, they didn’t taste like feet, and everyone enjoyed them). After dinner we gave Tanya a picture of all of us together we had framed and some flowers and she nearly cried…as did I! It was quite a struggle to get all of us together at the same time for the picture but we finally did it, and Boosa had it printed and framed.
After dinner Mike, Ari and I tried to keep studying for Greek but Mike kept falling asleep. It was hilarious; at one point he wakes up mid-snore and mumbled, “What’s the word again?” as if he had been studying in his sleep. I took the bus in at 10 even though my exam wasn’t until 12 and went over some of the vocab words again, etc. I think I did really well on some sections, like conjugating the verbs in the right tense, but other were more difficult and I could have either done really well or really badly. I think overall it went fine, and I’ll get a good grade in the class.
After the exam I came home, took a nap, and then took my notes for Modern Greek Nation-State out to the Paralia so that facebook couldn’t distract me, and, truth be told, to work on my tan. I’ve spent the day working on my digitale for World of Alexander or studying. I actually finished the digitale—it’s complete crap and 40 seconds of my three minutes are credits, but it looks like I put a lot of time into it and hits all the requirements so I’m sure I’ll do fine.
Modern Greek Nation-State tomorrow, Greek folklore on Wednesday, and then I’m done with my semester! I’ve decided not to go to the Peloponnese on Thursday—it’s just too stressful. I would have to have everything packed before I left in the morning, wouldn’t get back until Saturday night at the latest and then leave Monday morning. Plus, I just can’t be away while everyone starts leaving. Though I’m disappointed I can’t go find my family, I need to be here in Thessaloniki. This way, I’ll have a few mostly-relaxing days with which to say good-bye to everyone and do anything I need to get done. I know I’ll be coming back to Greece in the future and I can find them then.
Sunday I studied for Greek 104, which I had today. I met Mike by the White Tower and we sat in the shade and went over vocab words and verb tenses…a huge Greek guy with a super-tiny dog thought we were pretty funny, even though we thought the same about him. There was a lot going on at the White Tower yesterday—there is a peaceful protest going on right now and there are all sorts of hippies camping out in tents with signs hanging all around. Additionally they were setting up for some kind of concert, there were food trucks as far as the eye could see, and a ways to the left there was some kind of zumba demonstration. I think there was a race going on because the water was filled with sailboats. It was super sunny but there was a nice breeze—just an all around great day.
After the White Tower I went home to cook for Tanya—the building planned a surprise potluck in her honor to thank her for being the best RA ever and for being in our lives. She was at the beach all day with a friend and was going to go back to her house for dinner, so the twins called her and said that we were cooking for her. Tanya still didn’t get it though—she thought just the twins wanted to have dinner with her, and when she finally figured it out an hour after she had been home she was really moved and excited—it was really funny to watch her realize the whole building was cooking for her! We dragged all our tables and chairs out again and had a delicious (if carb-heavy) meal and enjoyed each other’s company. (I made mom’s cheesy-potatoes. They were delicious, but I used weird cheese because they don’t have the type we usually use here in Greece, and while they were in the oven I was incredibly nervous because it smelled strongly of stinky feet. Never fear, they didn’t taste like feet, and everyone enjoyed them). After dinner we gave Tanya a picture of all of us together we had framed and some flowers and she nearly cried…as did I! It was quite a struggle to get all of us together at the same time for the picture but we finally did it, and Boosa had it printed and framed.
After dinner Mike, Ari and I tried to keep studying for Greek but Mike kept falling asleep. It was hilarious; at one point he wakes up mid-snore and mumbled, “What’s the word again?” as if he had been studying in his sleep. I took the bus in at 10 even though my exam wasn’t until 12 and went over some of the vocab words again, etc. I think I did really well on some sections, like conjugating the verbs in the right tense, but other were more difficult and I could have either done really well or really badly. I think overall it went fine, and I’ll get a good grade in the class.
After the exam I came home, took a nap, and then took my notes for Modern Greek Nation-State out to the Paralia so that facebook couldn’t distract me, and, truth be told, to work on my tan. I’ve spent the day working on my digitale for World of Alexander or studying. I actually finished the digitale—it’s complete crap and 40 seconds of my three minutes are credits, but it looks like I put a lot of time into it and hits all the requirements so I’m sure I’ll do fine.
Modern Greek Nation-State tomorrow, Greek folklore on Wednesday, and then I’m done with my semester! I’ve decided not to go to the Peloponnese on Thursday—it’s just too stressful. I would have to have everything packed before I left in the morning, wouldn’t get back until Saturday night at the latest and then leave Monday morning. Plus, I just can’t be away while everyone starts leaving. Though I’m disappointed I can’t go find my family, I need to be here in Thessaloniki. This way, I’ll have a few mostly-relaxing days with which to say good-bye to everyone and do anything I need to get done. I know I’ll be coming back to Greece in the future and I can find them then.
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