This past weekend all i did was study. study. and more...yup, you guessed it,... studying. However, i must say that ACTUALLY having a weekend to catch up for a change, was nice- even if it's not the same as a wonderful field trip to some new greek place. seriously, all i did was study, and read, and work on a term paper- oh yeah & munch on 'Digestive' crackers which Kellie and i have grown to love. and NO theyre not really for digesting, just a stupid name. HA! i think the active highlight of my weekend was going for a walk around Kolonaki, my neighborhood, on saturday just to get some air and exercise... oh yeah, and get groceries. why do liesurely activities always end up turning into some practical and productive activity? oh well. i even went into Starbucks up the street for the first time since i got to Athens. once, i even referred to it absentmindedly as 'that american coffee shop' to my other roomie Simone. i just didnt care to remember the name! eh well, guess that's acculturation for ya.
as i told Katie, my other roomie, on sat. night, 'i think im turning into a vegetarian, but involuntarily!!! what the heck???!!' i think the fact that meat isnt offered everyday at the center for lunch and that meat is expensive to buy in the markets (or you have to go to a far away one for it to be packaged like at home in the states), i simply dont eat as much meat. AHHHH!!! it gets really annoying sometimes, but i have learned to work w/what i have and be a bit more creative. i cook veggie stir-frys ALOT w/the veggies from the friday street market. i put them on rice, or mix them into lentil soup. it does get really boring after a while and more than many things i miss from home, it's the variety of food. i think i really miss muffins. HAhaha...
i was, in fact, realllllly productive, school-wise, this weekend which was really good. i had so much reading to catch up on (and im sure youre all on the edge of your seats reading this). but seriously- i feel so much better about finals andwhatnot now. so thats GOOD.
well, i only have this week left of classes, 2 more sessions of each of my 4 classes (minus one cuz i had class already today). this is insane. i feel like it was just yesterday that i started and there were so many weeks ahead in the semester. i think semester has gone by faster than any other single semester of college yet. at times it may have felt the opposite and going slow, but mostly i feel like i just got here.
sarah- i started getting Beatles in my head again..... hey, jude....dont pass me by......
our freaking 'farewell dinner' is TOMORROW night!!!! things are starting to get sad... :( but i must say happy in ways too about coming home.
i might be going to see the movie 'Alexander' w/one of my profs tonight at 7; it just came out in greece last friday, as compared to november sometime for the US. of course, there are many of us ancient studies nerds that wanna go mock it...... hehhehehe..... i hear it's worse than Troy.... and Collin Farell plays a flaming gay-portrayed Alex. should be interesting from reviews ive had. anyone else seen it? post me comments!!!!!
ok, that's enuf 4 now. gtg do work--- it's finals time ya know!!!
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