Zoe

hello,

yesterday was apparently supposed to be the coldest day of the year in greece. it was like 40 degrees. it was killer. i think there were some furries of snow. thankfully i didn't wear my jeans with a hole in them. it could've been really bad.

anywho, since the last time i visited the national archeological museum. it was pretty interesting. my archeology teacher is a pretty cool guy. it's kinda crazy, he went to episcopal. we talked a little about life on the mainline. he's big thing is about how people don't really make progress and history is big circle. here's some pictures of mycenaean and minoan things.


mycaenae cup



minoan vase. (minoans were much cooler)

another really cool thing, i got a guitar. i was asking around for music store at the athens centre and they told me that they actually had a guitar. apparantly, a kid a couple semesters ago bought one and left it behind for people to use. there was a note from everyone whose used it since then. it's pretty cool. the guitar's name is zoe which means life in greek. here's some picture. at some point i post some pictures of my apartment and junk. until then, see you later.


the guitar


"Zoe"


note from guy who first bought guitar

Second POst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

howdy

i feel like a real blogger now. my second post. i feel kinda like an AV kid bob, but it's a lot cheaper than calling home i guess. life's definitely been picking up speed. the days are going faster and i'm starting to get into the groove of living in athens.

since my last post i went to an open air market which was really cool. picked up some nice veggies and fruit. too bad i'm not that big a fan of the veggies and fruits i ended up buying. i figure i'll make pasta or something. kinda wish i had a rice maker.

i'm starting to take more pictures. me and my roommate went to the athens flea market which was pretty cool. it was crazy how many people were there. selling a sorts of stuff. old shoes, used vhs tapes, trombones, everything. kinda like a huge garage sale. i put up some pictures.



athens is also crazy b/c dogs are everywhere. if you walk around any area, you'll have a dog or two follow you around no matter what. i think the city just lets them roam around. it's pretty crazy. reminds me of bonnie and sergio. those crazy dogs. they wouldn't last a second on the streets here.






anywho, that's about it for now. i'll start post some better stuff soon. i'm just bringing my camera around everywhere. if you're curious about anything or read something cool to do in greece let me know. later.

also, my jeans have a hole in it and it's a huge concern. for some reason i only brought one pair
and the hole just keeps getting bigger (you can kinda see thigh skin). i'll keep you all updated.

Starting Over

hey guys,

so my orginal blog kinda disappeared. not sure what happened. so i had to figure out a new one. you didn't really miss much b/c i only posted once so far (sorry bob). i'll try to post more often from now on.

anywho, i'm still trying to adjust to being over here. it's pretty weird and i starting to realize i'm goin to be here an entire semester and it kinda freaks me out. but it's getting better everyday. i learned a few greek words and hopefully soon i won't seem like such a tourist (except for the fact i'm asian).

we visited santorini this weekend and it was gorgeous. they say it has the most beautiful sunsets in the world and i think it might be true. here are some pictures and i guess i'll talk to you soon.