I have finally arrived to the land of shall I say...lambs, people named Costas, and the Acropolis! If you hadn't heard, there was definitely some craziness before I got here! Here's how the story goes: The day before I was supposed to fly out, my airline emailed me and said there had been a change in my flight...So I called while starting to get a little worried...They informed me that my airline (Alitalia) decided to go on strike that day and had canceled all their flights...Now I am freaking out on the phone with the lady...So I started to pray! :) But it all ended well because she was able to find me another flight going out later on Friday night with Lufthansa. So I stopped over in Munich, Germany (which might I say has a really cool airport) and then flew from there to Athens. The guy next to me on my flight to Athens went on to tell me about the city he loves so that was cool. Once I got to the school, I was pretty exhausted and jet-lagged so I went to sleep like a log...
Today, my roommate, another girl, and I went into Athens which was amazing! It is everything I imagined it to be! We went into The Plaka, which is really popular because it's where all the shops and cobblestone streets are and no matter where you are walking around at overthere, you can always see the Acroplolis on the top of the hill...We also walked up to Mars Hill, which is where Paul preached to some of the Athenians (read Acts:22-34). When you get to the top of the hill or really more like a mini mountain, you are able to overlook the entire city of Athens. It is a breath-taking view and to know the history behind it makes it even more special! The funny thing was that it was unusually windy today in Greece, so much so that we literally almost blew off the cliff...I guess I brought the Chicago wind with me! haha! After that we went to an outdoor cafe and got to eat seriously the best gyro in my life! I will never eat one in America again! Another thing that surprised me was that they don't usally eat them with lamb (what everyone thinks), it's either chicken or pork..lamb is only for special occasions! But the rest of the day consisted of unpacking, meeting all the other students, and playing some card games! I start classes tomorrow and we get to start our ministry stuff this week and I cannot wait! I am excited for what the rest of this week holds and I'll be talking to you guys soon!
Today, my roommate, another girl, and I went into Athens which was amazing! It is everything I imagined it to be! We went into The Plaka, which is really popular because it's where all the shops and cobblestone streets are and no matter where you are walking around at overthere, you can always see the Acroplolis on the top of the hill...We also walked up to Mars Hill, which is where Paul preached to some of the Athenians (read Acts:22-34). When you get to the top of the hill or really more like a mini mountain, you are able to overlook the entire city of Athens. It is a breath-taking view and to know the history behind it makes it even more special! The funny thing was that it was unusually windy today in Greece, so much so that we literally almost blew off the cliff...I guess I brought the Chicago wind with me! haha! After that we went to an outdoor cafe and got to eat seriously the best gyro in my life! I will never eat one in America again! Another thing that surprised me was that they don't usally eat them with lamb (what everyone thinks), it's either chicken or pork..lamb is only for special occasions! But the rest of the day consisted of unpacking, meeting all the other students, and playing some card games! I start classes tomorrow and we get to start our ministry stuff this week and I cannot wait! I am excited for what the rest of this week holds and I'll be talking to you guys soon!
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