February 2012
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Sorry if I don't say anything for a few days.
I DID end up going to Clean Monday in Galaxidi. It was great, but something about waking up at 5 am and taking a 6 hour bus ride and throwing tons of flour in the air with 4000 Greeks was not good for my health, so now I have a cold!
It was worth it :)
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Study Abroad Resolution #1:
Today I was at Deree orientation. I was sitting next to a very stern Greek student who wasn’t saying a word, and it was kind of intimidating. My orientation leader asked me if I knew any Greek.
“Yes!” I said. “Eff-arr-ee-STO!” (This was my attempt at “thank you”).
“HAH!” the silent Greek man burst out laughing and corrected my pronunciation....
riseamongruin asked: Are you into creative writing or Journalism or something! I feel like I am with you when I read your posts! It's amazing! I stumbled upon your blog from life as a lumberjack and it made my day! I'm transferring to NAU in the fall and studying abroad. IS. MY. DREAM! I want to live in England!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous asked: studying abroad from NAU? where do i sign up?!
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Things I wish I brought for my first week abroad:
-Snacks! Oh my goodness nothing is worse than that 3 hour time when all the restaurants close down in the afternoon!
-Sleeping pills. I’m serious, Excedrin PM would be a life saver. I stay up until 4 AM every morning and then sleep until noon.
-Tea or instant coffee. For the opposite effect of those sleeping pills!
-A map of my city. It took me a while to find one of these, but once I...
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Some things I have seen in Greece so far:
A man having a seizure while driving. He blocked a lot of traffic, but all was well in the end.
A man yelling at tourists for harassing Greece’s stray cats. He threatened to call the cops.
About 1000 stray cats. I tried to adopt several.
Zero riots. I felt completely secure going into Athens (I did avoid the parliament building, though.) The metro was also very nice and clean!
Many, many...
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Get ready for Greek photospam like you've never...
Holy wow. It is gorgeous here.
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Hi! I'm flying to Greece today!
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How not to dress like an American →
Anonymous asked: why would you go there?
vettamore asked: when are you studying abroad in Greece?? :)
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Top Five Little Things to Pack:
(this post brought to you by my mother, who has been a flight attendant for 30 years and once studied abroad herself!)
1) Carry-on bottles- Useful for when you get on the plane, and useful for when you’re traveling around during study abroad. Then there is no need to bring huge bottles of shampoo for a weekend trip!
2) A travel alarm clock- “Those fancy cell phones,” says my...
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Travel song of the day-
World News- Local Natives
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“No matter where you go, there you are.”
– Unknown
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Travel song of the day-
Excited for the Future-...
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