another beautiful day..

Another beautiful day in pangrati....

So tuesday night, we all went to bumper cars out by the water. The view was magnificent, and i won bumper cars :)

Yesterday, we had orientation and then did a bit of exploring. Shani and I roamed the backstreets of her neighborhood and then found a place inside Pangratiou park and just sat and wrote for ever and ever. The trees created a thick canopy from the city air, and everything just seemed to calm. We had an encounter with some musicians who wanted to show us magic tricks.

Afterwards, we all went to dinner at one of the oldest local tavernas in the neighborhood. We tried everything, and talked for hours.

Today is the first day of classes, and I am very excited about the attic tragedy course i will be taking. We will be taking fragments of lost greek tragedies and piecing them together into performance, and at the end of the term will perform them in the classic theatres for the school. Yee haw!

This amazing city is offering up so much to us constantly, and all we have to do is be open to the next adventure, and so I am off into the city to find a post office and another photo opportunity.

Love,
Katherine

First days...

Well,
I haven't slept in a long time, but I am here in Athens, wrapping up my first day. The flight wasn't too horrendous, despite the ghetto quality of Olympic airlines. We arrived, and headed to our apartments. I am a lucky gal, and got a single with a balcony that overlooks the street. Out the window, I see a huge copper church, and the small bustling cars all over.

Later in the day, bunch of us walked towards the acropolis. We climbed a huge hill that looked out over the entire city and watched the sun go down. It was absolutely phenomenal.

Then we ate, drank, and laughed at dinner, and roamed the old marble streets. It was a beautiful, and packed first day.

1 Week and 3 Days...

Hey All,

So, this blog was made to keep in touch and keep you all updated on my adventuring.

I leave for Athens on January 19th, and currently, I am scrambling around the bay area trying to get everything ready.

If you haven't already, get skype, so we can talk at all sorts of random hours of the day. My username is Kwhit06.

I hope everyone has had a great holiday and new year, and next time I post will be from the land of olive oil and lamb :)

Love,
KW