Getting settled...

I reposted the above picture thinking now you might be able to click on it and it will fill the screen?

Anyway so it's been almost a week of classes in Athens so far and so far so good. I switched a couple of my classes and now am taking a Basic History of Aegean Art/Archaeology, a History of Greek Athletics, Byzantine Art and Architecture and Modern Greek. Modern Greek as stated before has proven to be very intense and I find my self concentrating on everything going on in the class. It may be the most I have ever paid attention in a class in my life (yet it still doesnt seem to help haha). I mean its def. a struggle but I do find myself learning so I think it will be alright. My Athletics class is very straight forward basically just proving to be a normal history class. The Aegean Art class is similar to that and the proffessor is very cool/ interesting. Lastly the Byzantine Art is also good. It's a little different then I'm use to and it may be due to the teaching style. My professor is an extremely interesting person. I cant say its really a lecture type class, my professors loves to include random things at times but it I really like it cause he has a personality and is not just strictly listing facts. He also has us do this journal type thing in which he encourages us to sketch out the pictures/buildings haha (and has said that it will be something we need to keep in order to show our kids eventually). Since I missed the first class due to switching courses he offered to meet me outside to class to discuss which I missed (which is prob. not much ahah) but I am supose to call him tomorrow and possibly meet him somewhere or at his house for coffee or something. So I think that will be extremely cool/interesting to do.

Hmmm what else is knew... so i've found a couple of great/cheap gyro places. They are so good and you can find them basically anywhere. So far I have only had the chicken ones. Here a gyro consists of the meat (beef? or chicken), tomato, onions (but not for me), lettuce, Tzatziki (its basically a mix of yogurt, cucumber and garlic) and then french fries. Its very good!

Although I am thousands of miles away from home things dont seem that different. haha. I mean of course seeing the Parthenon everyday is a little bit of a shock haha but overall it seems pretty normal... I can go to store, get food, etc pretty easily and its not much different then living in a city in the USA (except maybe the insanse driving/traffic conditions). Although the main things are pretty much the same I have begin to notice some small things such as the lack of huge stores (at least in my area) and things seem to be a little more simple? Its very hard to explain and its def. not a bad thing at all and I actually do really enjoy this characteristic. (if that makes any sense)

One thing is a basketball cost 45 euro! haha and that was 20 percent off! So I am highly awaiting the arrival of a basketball shipped by my mom and dad. haha so hopefully soon I will be able to play since there are basketball courts right across the street.

I have not yet gone to Syntagma or Plaka but hope to venture over that way this weekend. I'm also highly excited for next week because Allison has decided to come visit! I'm excited to show her around the city of Athens and then am excited to visit Granada for her to show me there later in the semester.

Well I will keep writing when I get a chance.