The weekend before last, I went to Nafplio, the first capital of Greece, on Saturday )like I mentioned in my last post!) It wasn't too much walking so I was able to go throughout the day with almost no trouble. It was really cool to see the old castles and churches! I got to go inside an ancient Greek jail which was disturbing since it was a hole in the wall and really dirty. I have no desire to have an encounter with the prisons here so keep your fingers crossed for me! :) We also went on a winery tour which was awesome too because we learned about the extensive processes that grapes undergo in order to fuel our Friday night adventures. I also got to taste many different wines and purchase the ones I liked. They were cheaper since it was at the actual winery that made them so that was nice.
Last week marks the halfway point of of my time here in Greece, so that's exciting! I'm not ready to leave yet of course but I do really miss my family and friends so I'm by no means upset that we have gone through half a semester already! I despise midterms though and I am so happy to say that I am finally done with them and I got to spend the long weekend with my Endicott roommate (who is currently studying in florence) who came to visit for the weekend! We had a great time and got to spend some time downtown going to the historical parts of Athens, as well as the nightlife ;) Rachel loved the food and the excitement of downtown clubs while she was here and we realized how much Cassie, Rachel and I missed each other! We are trying to book a trip to visit her in Italy sometime in November if we can!
Rachel left early Sunday morning to fly back. We went out on Sunday night to a rave because we had Monday off. It is a national holiday that celebrates the day Greece said no to the Nazzis! Yay for Greece! I celebrated by watching weird movies and eating Chinese food on my balcony. Although unproductive, it was the best Monday I've had in a long time. :)
I cannot believe that it's almost November already! Halloween is on Thursday so I can't wait to see everyone's costume pictures and live vicariously through them... Have a great week and Happy Halloween!!
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