I was in Europe this past semester and I wrote a mass email out every Sunday to people. I figured I would put those emails in the next couple of days, so stay updated. I may write some additional entries on my travels too, so if you've already read the email you may want to read again :)
Just a little bit of background on my trip - I was studying for six weeks on a program called Seminar In Europe. The first half of the semester was on campus, studying the history and art of places we were going to see. The second half was seeing them in person. We went to five countries in six weeks: Greece, Italy, Germany, France and England.
Peace out!
Sara
Email from Greece:
Hey Guys!!
Greece is beautiful. Though I have to say, the first day of traveling
was probably the worst I have ever had in my LIFE. The plane to Newark
was turbulent as hell and I ended up throwing up in one of those
airplane bags. Which is gross, but it helps you realize how bad it
was. THEN my bags got lost. I was without luggage for a day, but it
was ok because I had a carry on and my roommate was more than happy to
share her shampoo and stuff.( side note to the readers here. I would ALWAYS recommend bringing at least a day change of clothes if you are going far away. The risk of losing your luggage is too great to just try and wing it. I was lucky I brought like three days worth of outfits just in case, but there were a lot of girls on the trip that did not bring that back up. BRING BACKUP! ) It was more annoying than anything else.
We went to the Parthenon right away, since it was nine in the morning
here when we landed, and it rained ALL DAY. I was soaked from head to
toe, and cold because it was windy. Besides that, it was fun :)
Seriously though, things have been so much better since then. The
weather has been great since that first day and I even got sunburned
today. The monuments are starting to look a little similar, but the
water is such a amazing blue, and the mountains give such a great
view, that everything is exciting. The food is a tiny bit scary since
I don't know what I'm ordering half the time, but today I had grilled
octopus which was actually pretty good. The language barrier here is a
little much, since their alphabet is something I can't even guess at.
But most shop owners speak English, and the restaurants print an
english version of their menu so there hasn't been too big of a
problem....except for when words don't translate and then they can't
really help you food wise. I'm trying new foods though, so you all can
be proud. Today was cool though because we went to an island, and it
ended up getting really windy - like huge wind gusts were throwing
water everywhere and we needed to take a ferry to get home. I got
soaked again, but the whole day was so nice, I don't even care. The
waves were huge though, they were even soaking the street. Thats
another thing though, people drive here like ten times worse then
anywhere in the US. We at least pause for pedestrians, they don't even
hesitate. The rules of the road are VERY relaxed...its like they don't
even exist. Scooters and motorcycles are constantly driving on the
sidewalk and the cars park there too. But don't worry, I'll stay safe.
Until next time!!! (which should be soon...)
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