long weekend, even longer monday & tuesday

i dont think ive really slept much and/or gotten caught up on just that since before crete. been gone every weekend it seems like, and this weekend is the argolid trip, then the holiday- seriously, i cannot wait.
this week and next is midterms and stuff before the break and is going to be very stressful, especially with a whole weekend taken up by a field trip in which little to no hw will get done. i mean, i am reallllly looking forward to going to the Argolid, but still, doesnt mean i cant have conflicting interests! so yeah, sorry for so little update this last week or so.
this past weekend i went to Santorini and saw a truly pink sunset, whic was absolutely fantastic. the pictures are just like the postcards....i swear, cross my heart! i went to dark sand beaches in these red rocks, which made the 2 colorado kids think of the Red Rocks ampitheatre in their homestate. it was very beautiful too, and relaxing as usual. the field trip was optional, so it came out of my pocket, which was an interesting experience in realizing why my tuition is so high for the semester. it must seriously be all the field trips that sucks our tuition money dry. quite honestly, though, this program would not be so awesome without them.
anywho- went w/7 kids from class and my prehistory prof, Mimika (Kriga). she's greek and has worked at the main big site of Akrotiri on Santorini, so we got ALOT of special priviledges on our trip. any other prof. even would not have gotten in to where we did. first of all, the site is under some major maintenance progress so it's closed to the public- but WE got in! we also toured the labs and storerooms. then later we went to the town of Fira/Thira, north of Akrotiri, and wen to the museum. there we AGAIN got special treatment and visited the basement storerooms, labs, and saw new acquistions such as some of the rare frescos and newly found daedalic statue under conservation before its study and display. way cool!
so yeah, it was a very educational experience; despite the price it waas soo worth it. :)
plus, getting to know kids in a small group was really a big highlight of the weekend. i got to know this girl Tessa, who lives in my building too, but 1st floor, more. i met her on the Crete trip, and have gotten to know her and i think she's a wonderful person. also i got to know 2 other kids, Stephany and Mike. Stephany is surely a southern california girl: "peace and loving man!" "zot zot zot!"

yesterday, i realized how far behind i actually am in classes after not having the weekend to play catch up. ooops.... Like i said, this week and next are gonna be killer as far as academic load. but ill manage; i always do- somehow. then this morning, after last night not feeling good and being extremely tired, i managed to get the stomach flu for the day. ahh great. still a bit sketchy now and only eatn a banana and 2 pieces of bread and it's 4 in the afternoon. but hey, it's better than going back to the porcelain throne. these things go away as long as youre nice to your system and just follow what it wants. let me catch up on sleep a lil this morning, while missing one class (despite not having slept at all last night), and forced me to slow down adn take care of myself better. i thought i was doing a decent job until... WHAM! nature yells at you and tells you otherwise. well, 'que sera sera'.

well, as you have read, im not feeling well and have much to catch up on- so i am off to take care of just that.

love,
chris