Midterm Season

So things are getting a little busy around here since everyone is studying for midterms now! They were this week and next week and worth 40% of our grade so that's the main focus for all of us these next few days! I had my first one yesterday, in my modern Greek language course. I was a little nervous for it since our teacher had covered a lot of material really quickly and most of us were a little lost. But I studied hard and I think I did pretty well! So that means that I have four more next week... uhg. Since I can't go out again this weekend, at least i'll have time to study when my friends go downtown.

I am however, going to Nafplio tomorrow as our second "study abroad" trip! Nafplio was the original capital of Greece and we will be going on tours of the castles there! We also get to go to a traditional Greek taverna and then a winery tour! It's going to be a little tough to be walking all day (even with the crutches), but I really don't want to miss this! My friend Steve said he would carry me the whole way if it meant I could go! Hopefully that won't be necessary for his sake, but it was extremely nice of him to offer!

My roommate, Rachel, and my other friend from Endicott, Ariel, are both coming to visit us on Wednesday! They have both been studying in Florence this semester and next week is their fall break! Fingers crossed that I will be able to walk around Athens by next weekend without too much trouble. I absolutely cannot wait till they get here regardless though! It'll be so nice to see them and to show them our new way of life :)

It's funny to see how the people here react to the weather and then how us Americans do. It's like 75 degrees here today and it's sunny and gorgeous to us at least, but most of the girls here are wearing boots, pants and jackets! I wore long pants with a tank top today and people stared at me, but I was really warm even in that! This is on the cooler side for them so it makes sense but it's still strange to me. My Endicott peeps would be at the beach on a day like today.

Keep a lookout on Sunday for an updated post about the weekend! :) Sending lots of love from Ελλαδα! (Greece)