Attention Athens: I have arrived! My steps through customs and the Athens airport were short and soon I was riding through the streets of Athens with Steve and Ashton. Steve showed me my new home, a small ground- floor apartment in his building. It’s well-furnished and very close to the city center (About a five minute walk! – My metro stop for home is Acropolis!!) I have internet and phone so anyone with a good long-distance plan who wants to call, email me for the number. Everyone else – Facebook and skype are still great! J
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I fell asleep around 2 am last night and slept wonderfully until about 11 this morning. Steve took me on a walking tour of the neighborhood and we headed to meet up with Ashton and some other people for lunch and shopping. While we were waiting, I partook of a classic Greek tradition – coffee and conversation at a local coffee shop. The streets are full of vendors – cafes, coffee shops, clothes, shoes, you name it, you got it. The whole time we were drinking coffee I kept thinking of My Life in Ruins – “Everyone has to take time for a coffee!” I now understand why – the coffee is delicious here!
We couldn’t find Ashton and so after waiting around, Steve and I finished walking a circle around the center of Athens. We saw the Parliament building, more shopping areas, the temple of Zeus, (literally in my neighborhood), and even a building that was built around this cute old church. We then grabbed lunch at the café across the street from our building. The food is delicious, but my body is still not a big fan of food just yet. Hopefully, that’ll change soon!
The metro is not on strike as of today, but the garbage collectors are – and have been for about a week. Almost everything will be shut down Tuesday and Wednesday because the law should be voted upon in Parliament Thursday. At least I’ll have a ride to school on those days, but it could be very interesting! The protests are peaceful, but it will still be interesting to see how things work out.
I start school in the morning – Steve will be meeting me to show me around the metro. I am so incredibly blessed. Thank you all for your prayers – I know they were heard! I’ll be posting again about the school sometime tomorrow – until then, keep taking it one step at a time.
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