This weekend Greece was hit with an unstoppable force: Taylor Pratt! We were so lucky because the weather was just incredibly warm, which is a big difference from cold Vienna where Tay is studying!
We got to have lunch with Sam and Derek before they left for a beach town south of Athens. It was so great to see them and I can't wait until Paris!!!!
Later that night, we were sitting around my apartment getting ready to go out and Jessica, Alex, and Mary were over. All of a sudden, creepy Jacob from downstairs knocks on the door asking our opinions on two random paintings he bought? Well one was a GIANT painting of who knows what, and the other was a very small sketch of an old man's face. We were all very confused by this creepy man and sent him back downstairs before locking the door and dying laughing!
Saturday, we got up to go OLIVE HARVESTING in Corinth, very Under the Tuscan Sun/Diane Lane-like. Miraculously we made it to Corinth without any trouble! We called Jen, Alex and my Alexander teacher, and she came and met us in Ancient Corinth at the museum. We walked up to her house and it was so fantastic. I am so in love with Corinth, and honestly might move there real soon. The mountains mixed with the sea were just so beautiful! Anyway, we walked with Jen and her adorable 15 month old baby to where her husband and inlaws were harvesting the olives. We were given mini-rakes and taught how to scrape the branches so the olives fell into the tarp. Jen's husband taught us about the different types of olives they have and the process of making table olives and olive oil. They also had a TON of orange trees and very generously offered us many many oranges! We wandered the museum in Ancient Corinth after and ate at Jen's neighbor's restaurant! We had such a good day! I can't wait to go back to Corinth!
Sunday, we planned on taking Taylor to the Acropolis and shopping in Plaka. Turns out, the Acropolis was closed due to election day. Surprise? Hardly. We hiked up a hill next to it and took pictures from there, which was fine. We shopped in Plaka for a bit, then sent Taylor back on her way to Vienna! I'm so glad she came and got to see where we're living and going to school and everything! I had such a good weekend with her and am just so excited for Thanksgiving in Paris!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Let's NEVER Do the Time Warp Again....
No, seriously. Time Warping leads to danger and strange activity.
Tuesday was the day of the bbq we planned to raise money for a refugee charity. Everything went so smoothly, our costumes were a hit, the bbq was so much fun, and most people showed up. Grace won the costume contest as Danny from Grease, solid night. We OWNED karaoke with our rendition of Summer Nights, and then You're the One that I Want. Very fun night!
We had Thursday off and decided to go out, even though we were planning on going to Meteora the next morning. Key word: planning. Here's where the time warp went very very wrong. We started at Mercury and moved on to Coya because our friend Petros was working. We decided it would be the night we all take flaming drinks called Lamborghinis. These are drinks for two people and they are ON FIRE. Here is Kelly and I preparing to drink ours. The picture does not fully capture the fire. Note: Fire is never a good idea... look at poor Kelly's face!
Anyway, we were going to Syntagma to go to a club called Lollipop that our other friend Grace wanted to go to. We had seen it while riding the bus and it looked interesting. We headed to Syntagma square and the whole walk to Lollipop, Kelly, Grace, and I decided to Time Warp. We time warped ourselves right up to some spanish men wearing some pretty bizarre outfits. We asked them what they were doing and they claimed they were dressing up for Halloween. Apparently, to these Spaniards, Halloween consists of dressing weirdly, but not actually as anything specific. We continued on into Lollipop, where Kelly and I are probably not allowed back...
After Lollipop, we headed back home because after all, we had Meteora in the morning. As we were unlocking our door at 3 am, a man walked by trying to sell us weed. Here's the thing about pot in this country: it's way more sketch than the US and honestly barely anyone smokes here. We were so confused, and obviously did NOT buy any! We had not seen that one here, and that just added to the strangeness.
We got upstairs when we get a text from Petros saying, "Why you left?" We realized he had gone to Lollipop to hang out with us, so we invited him over. We said Becky wasn't home so he didn't wake her up after he tackled the three of us, who were all lying in my bed. Needless to say, Mary was confused when she came over at 6 the next day (aka 3 hours later...) and we were not ready. We decided we'd just sleep another hour and take the later bus. yeah right... We woke up again at 9:10 which was too late to make the 9:30 bus. After going BACK to sleep, we went to McDonalds like the a-holes we are. We decided to go to a museum, which was AMAZING, and then shopping in Syntagma. Turns out, there was a celebrity there! He is a musician and there were a bajillion young girls swarming him. He was done signing autographs, but we marched ourselves up and asked if we could take a picture with him. He was really excited because he thought we knew who he was. Obviously, as you can tell from this picture, we were overjoyed!
In the museum, I saw a statue of Orpheus, which reminded me of the She&Him song Don't Look Back. If you are unfamiliar with the genius that is Zooey Deschanel, the song starts out with "Orpheus melted the heart of Persephone but I never had yours." I explained my love for Zooey and this song to Kelly, and we thought nothing more of it.
Later, when inside H&M, a song by the very same band, She&Him comes on! This was a magical moment. I yelled from the 2nd floor the the 1st floor over the balcony at Kelly with excitement! She&Him is not a typical band you hear following the latest single from Miley Cyrus. Kelly and I were starting to freak out.
While we were waiting outside H&M for Becky to finish buying her new amazing sweater, we saw (out of the literally hundreds of people there) Salsa, our other friend Grace's friend from Iceland! Talk about time warp strangeness!
We contemplated what we would eat for dinner and realized since we had no food in our house our options were limited. As in, buttered noodles. This is what poverty tastes like, ladies and gentlemen. However, we were very fortunate when our dear friends, Wanna and Jessica, called and said they had made dinner and would love for us to come over. We literally jumped for joy! (We probably danced too, because we are now OBSESSED with Rocky Horror Picture Show, we need a Glee-intervention!!)
We ate their amazing meal and decided it would be the night we make it to Nipiagogio, an elementary school turned into a club. Solid. We ended up at a different club, but while walking there, I happened to look at some street signs. Orpheus and Persephone. I kid you not. Kelly and I were actually freaking out at this point and cursing the time warp that did this to us.
We had a fun weekend, and actually made it to Meteora on Sunday. It was SO SO SO beautiful! I have a ton of pictures I'll upload on facebook, but pictures don't actually do it justice!
The point is, don't time warp, weird things happen. We came out of this weekend with a sparkly black fedora and a new need to make a time warp video. I highly encourage you to stay away from the mystical powers of the time warp. It's too enticing and once you're sucked in there's no looking back!
Tuesday was the day of the bbq we planned to raise money for a refugee charity. Everything went so smoothly, our costumes were a hit, the bbq was so much fun, and most people showed up. Grace won the costume contest as Danny from Grease, solid night. We OWNED karaoke with our rendition of Summer Nights, and then You're the One that I Want. Very fun night!
Anyway, we were going to Syntagma to go to a club called Lollipop that our other friend Grace wanted to go to. We had seen it while riding the bus and it looked interesting. We headed to Syntagma square and the whole walk to Lollipop, Kelly, Grace, and I decided to Time Warp. We time warped ourselves right up to some spanish men wearing some pretty bizarre outfits. We asked them what they were doing and they claimed they were dressing up for Halloween. Apparently, to these Spaniards, Halloween consists of dressing weirdly, but not actually as anything specific. We continued on into Lollipop, where Kelly and I are probably not allowed back...
After Lollipop, we headed back home because after all, we had Meteora in the morning. As we were unlocking our door at 3 am, a man walked by trying to sell us weed. Here's the thing about pot in this country: it's way more sketch than the US and honestly barely anyone smokes here. We were so confused, and obviously did NOT buy any! We had not seen that one here, and that just added to the strangeness.
We got upstairs when we get a text from Petros saying, "Why you left?" We realized he had gone to Lollipop to hang out with us, so we invited him over. We said Becky wasn't home so he didn't wake her up after he tackled the three of us, who were all lying in my bed. Needless to say, Mary was confused when she came over at 6 the next day (aka 3 hours later...) and we were not ready. We decided we'd just sleep another hour and take the later bus. yeah right... We woke up again at 9:10 which was too late to make the 9:30 bus. After going BACK to sleep, we went to McDonalds like the a-holes we are. We decided to go to a museum, which was AMAZING, and then shopping in Syntagma. Turns out, there was a celebrity there! He is a musician and there were a bajillion young girls swarming him. He was done signing autographs, but we marched ourselves up and asked if we could take a picture with him. He was really excited because he thought we knew who he was. Obviously, as you can tell from this picture, we were overjoyed!In the museum, I saw a statue of Orpheus, which reminded me of the She&Him song Don't Look Back. If you are unfamiliar with the genius that is Zooey Deschanel, the song starts out with "Orpheus melted the heart of Persephone but I never had yours." I explained my love for Zooey and this song to Kelly, and we thought nothing more of it.
Later, when inside H&M, a song by the very same band, She&Him comes on! This was a magical moment. I yelled from the 2nd floor the the 1st floor over the balcony at Kelly with excitement! She&Him is not a typical band you hear following the latest single from Miley Cyrus. Kelly and I were starting to freak out.
While we were waiting outside H&M for Becky to finish buying her new amazing sweater, we saw (out of the literally hundreds of people there) Salsa, our other friend Grace's friend from Iceland! Talk about time warp strangeness!
We contemplated what we would eat for dinner and realized since we had no food in our house our options were limited. As in, buttered noodles. This is what poverty tastes like, ladies and gentlemen. However, we were very fortunate when our dear friends, Wanna and Jessica, called and said they had made dinner and would love for us to come over. We literally jumped for joy! (We probably danced too, because we are now OBSESSED with Rocky Horror Picture Show, we need a Glee-intervention!!)
We ate their amazing meal and decided it would be the night we make it to Nipiagogio, an elementary school turned into a club. Solid. We ended up at a different club, but while walking there, I happened to look at some street signs. Orpheus and Persephone. I kid you not. Kelly and I were actually freaking out at this point and cursing the time warp that did this to us.
We had a fun weekend, and actually made it to Meteora on Sunday. It was SO SO SO beautiful! I have a ton of pictures I'll upload on facebook, but pictures don't actually do it justice!
The point is, don't time warp, weird things happen. We came out of this weekend with a sparkly black fedora and a new need to make a time warp video. I highly encourage you to stay away from the mystical powers of the time warp. It's too enticing and once you're sucked in there's no looking back!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Ancient Japanese Art of Kar-ee-oh-kayy, and other tales...
Wednesday nights are perfect karaoke nights! WRONG. Not when you have to get up at 7:45 the next morning in order to get your residence permit! Let me rewind:
Wednesday night we found Mike's Irish Pub. My new favorite place. In fact, I'm considering having my birthday party there! Anyway, Mike's is the greatest! We sang about 10 songs, and were able to bond with other girls in our program, which was nice. We also made some nice Greek friends that let us dance on stage with them during Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen! Kelly and I were the jerks still singing while the bar was closing... Best part: when I twisted my ankle outside and skinned my knee. Solid, just keeping my klutz record up... I'm three falls in three weeks, perfect game.
Next day I successfully woke up in time to meet at the center at 7:45. Luckily, about 6 other girls who had gone last night were with me, so I was not alone in wanting to die on the trolley. We successfully got our residence permits and continued with a full day of classes.
Thursday night we kept it low key and checked out Domahar, the angry biker bar. The inside looks like a pirate ship, and they played American music, so there was no complaining on our end!
Friday night we met up with students we had met through our school that are from Crete, but go to school in Athens. We had met them Monday night when they hosted us at their residence hall for dinner. They were taking us to a traditional Greek club, called Posidonio that had the traditional greek music and dancing called bizooki (sp?). It was INCREDIBLE! I loved it because we went with Greeks, and that just made the whole experience way more authentic! There was live music and they sang greek songs and then some Lady Gaga :) Everyone jumped on stage at one point and they did the traditional greek dancing, with one person in the middle and everyone else kneeling around. We had a blast at the bizooki, and didn't get home until 5 am! This was not the best idea, since we were going to Delphi the next day, but it was SO worth it!!!!
Saturday, Alex showed up bright and early with breakfast so we had no choice to get up! We made it to the bus station and took the 10:30 bus to Delphi. It took about 3 hours so we had lunch when we got off, and the view was amazing. There was water, houses, pine trees, mountains and it was all green and so beautiful. We hiked up the ruins and saw where the oracle would officiate! We sat up there for a while, the weather was perfect and it was just so nice to be there. We also saw the ancient sanctuary of Athena, which is what is on most of the post cards from Delphi. I decided I am completely in love with it and would go back in a heartbeat! Pictures to come soon!!!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Santorini Shenanigans
Wednesday afternoon, my roommates and I were pretty bored, so we looked up ferry prices to Santorini. The tickets were pretty cheap, and the next thing we knew it was Friday morning at 530 am and we were on our way to Santorini!
We checked into our hostel, which is my future place of employment, and headed straight for the beach. We met a beautiful Albanian man who also lives in Athens, but works the summer months in Santorini. We all thought this was brilliant and have now signed up for jobs around Santorini in the summer. Can't wait!
Our hostel was having a barbeque that night and we met 20 more kids studying in Athens from America. Well two hours and unlimited wine later, we were best friends. We met some really cool people traveling the world by themselves, which sounded amazing!
The next day, we woke up to Mary banging on our door because it was time to sign up for the boat tour. We got to the dock and got in line for this pirate ship when a man told us it was the wrong one and we had to wait. We finally got on the boat and sailed to the volcano. We paid our 2 euros and climbed the rocky volcano in our sandals-clearly satisfied with our choice of shoes... It was really neat because we were able to see the whole island group of Santorini from the highest peak.
We got back on the boat and continued to the hot springs. The hot springs looked straight out of Shrek, complete with an outhouse. Also, there were goats staring at us. It was only awkward because they didn't speak english.
After the hot springs, we spent a couple hours at the island of Therasia. There were no roads so the people there either take donkeys or walk up the mountain. We decided to check out the donkey rides with these two spanish ladies. My donkey was the biggest donkey I've ever seen... it was actually bigger than a horse I think. I was laughing hysterically clinging onto my steroid donkey because Kelly's donkey would sprint up then slow down then sprint again. These donkeys were out of control and it was definitely an experience!! We felt like we were in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, or Pants for four!
After we left that island, we went back to the main island, but to the city of Oia. This is the city where the sunset is most magical. When we got there, we were told we would either have to walk up the mountain or ride donkeys. Since we had JUST ridden donkeys, we were not going to pay to ride another one. We struggled up the cliff, but it was so worth it. We got really lucky because we got the last table overlooking the sunset at a nice restaurant. It was unbelievable! There is no way this is real life!
The sunset ended at 7, and we had to be back at the bus to take us to the hostel at 7:30. We made it there at 7:10 and waited...and waited... Finally, at literally 7:33 we realized we were at the wrong place. We were on the upper level and the bus was on the lower level. We figured it would have waited 3 minutes since we were 5 out of 6 of the people on the bus... That was a bust. The bus had left without us. We had to wait another hour for a bus to the main city, Fira, and then from Fira get on a bus to Perissa where our hostel was. We made both buses successfully which was obviously a new thing for us, but we did miss our stop in Perissa. I wanted to cry but then the bus driver looped back around and dropped us off out front of our hostel thankfully!
The next day we woke up and went to explore Fira. It was such a cute seaside village! The shops were so cute, and the people were very friendly. We missed the bus to go back to Perissa by 10 minutes (typical...) and had to wait 50 minutes. We finally get on the bus and it drops us off way at the other side of the black beach. We walked for a half hour back to our hostel and JUST made it to the shuttle to take us to the port. We ended up catching our ferry on time (thank god!) and we were so so sad to leave Santorini. That's most definitely where I will be living when I'm a billionaire!
The mini fiascos we had made our adventure more interesting and we had so much fun in such a beautiful place. I really really hope I make it back there before I'm 85!
We checked into our hostel, which is my future place of employment, and headed straight for the beach. We met a beautiful Albanian man who also lives in Athens, but works the summer months in Santorini. We all thought this was brilliant and have now signed up for jobs around Santorini in the summer. Can't wait!
Our hostel was having a barbeque that night and we met 20 more kids studying in Athens from America. Well two hours and unlimited wine later, we were best friends. We met some really cool people traveling the world by themselves, which sounded amazing!
The next day, we woke up to Mary banging on our door because it was time to sign up for the boat tour. We got to the dock and got in line for this pirate ship when a man told us it was the wrong one and we had to wait. We finally got on the boat and sailed to the volcano. We paid our 2 euros and climbed the rocky volcano in our sandals-clearly satisfied with our choice of shoes... It was really neat because we were able to see the whole island group of Santorini from the highest peak.
We got back on the boat and continued to the hot springs. The hot springs looked straight out of Shrek, complete with an outhouse. Also, there were goats staring at us. It was only awkward because they didn't speak english.
After the hot springs, we spent a couple hours at the island of Therasia. There were no roads so the people there either take donkeys or walk up the mountain. We decided to check out the donkey rides with these two spanish ladies. My donkey was the biggest donkey I've ever seen... it was actually bigger than a horse I think. I was laughing hysterically clinging onto my steroid donkey because Kelly's donkey would sprint up then slow down then sprint again. These donkeys were out of control and it was definitely an experience!! We felt like we were in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, or Pants for four!
After we left that island, we went back to the main island, but to the city of Oia. This is the city where the sunset is most magical. When we got there, we were told we would either have to walk up the mountain or ride donkeys. Since we had JUST ridden donkeys, we were not going to pay to ride another one. We struggled up the cliff, but it was so worth it. We got really lucky because we got the last table overlooking the sunset at a nice restaurant. It was unbelievable! There is no way this is real life!
The sunset ended at 7, and we had to be back at the bus to take us to the hostel at 7:30. We made it there at 7:10 and waited...and waited... Finally, at literally 7:33 we realized we were at the wrong place. We were on the upper level and the bus was on the lower level. We figured it would have waited 3 minutes since we were 5 out of 6 of the people on the bus... That was a bust. The bus had left without us. We had to wait another hour for a bus to the main city, Fira, and then from Fira get on a bus to Perissa where our hostel was. We made both buses successfully which was obviously a new thing for us, but we did miss our stop in Perissa. I wanted to cry but then the bus driver looped back around and dropped us off out front of our hostel thankfully!
The next day we woke up and went to explore Fira. It was such a cute seaside village! The shops were so cute, and the people were very friendly. We missed the bus to go back to Perissa by 10 minutes (typical...) and had to wait 50 minutes. We finally get on the bus and it drops us off way at the other side of the black beach. We walked for a half hour back to our hostel and JUST made it to the shuttle to take us to the port. We ended up catching our ferry on time (thank god!) and we were so so sad to leave Santorini. That's most definitely where I will be living when I'm a billionaire!
The mini fiascos we had made our adventure more interesting and we had so much fun in such a beautiful place. I really really hope I make it back there before I'm 85!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Golden Girls! Welcome to Miami!!
The above title was only one out of four hundred pick up lines we heard in Istanbul last week! After barely making it on time, Grace and I finally met up with Anna, Jordan, and Mary at the airport to head to Istanbul. We met up with Alex when we got there, since Alex, Grace and I were in one hostel, and the other three in another. We had heard about this thing called the fishbowl challenge from another one of our roommates who had been there last weekend, and hearing the word challenge, we headed straight over to a hookah lounge called Backpackers. The fishbowl was a bucket of deliciousness that came with sparklers! It was perfect! We met the cutest dog there, and I named him Chunk. We were having so much fun on the ground pillows and comfy couches, when we realized Alex was missing. Grace and I went to look for her and found her coming back from the hostel down the street. We decided to take a break from the fishbowl and go into a shop under a hostel where we were each given free bracelets when Grace bought a scarf. It was perfect!
The next day, we met up with a boy who had gone to Alex's high school for a year as a foreign exchange student and is from Istanbul, Caddis. He was so nice for being our tour guide! He took us to Prince's island, which straddles the Europe side and Asian side, and the best part was: there were no cars on this island! We rented bikes and biked around. It was sooo beautiful! We stopped to go up to a monastery, and ended up climbing the biggest hill I've ever seen. Turns out, Anna's bike's gears were not actually working and then her tire popped! Despite the bike difficulties, we had a lot of fun.
Being in the Grand Bazaar reminded me of Sex and the City 2. We kept singing the little theme song tune because it was so similar to when Carrie's in the Bazaar in Abu Dhabi. It was fun to bargain, and we got lots of cute pashminas and jewelry for really cheap! The spice bazaar, or the Egyptian bazaar, was also very neat. There was a sign on one of the shops saying it was endorsed by Obama! This is where we heard a majority of our pickup lines. I was called Angelina (Jolie) and Jennifer (Aniston) within an hour. I am very aware I do not look like either of them, and this man could have very easily confused Brad!
Then came the Turkish baths... This is where a bunch of ginormous women all sit topless on a marble stone together. We were not about to join, so we stayed in the jacuzzi. You could pay to have someone wash you (which we definitely did NOT), and that consisted of laying there like a baby elephant while the ladies lifted your boobs and scrubbed under. We were baffled by the concept! It was nice to shower in a real shower there though, AND use a hair dryer!
Overall, we did a ton of really neat things, including the Turkish baths, the bazaars, Prince's Island, Toxim, Fishbowl Challenge, eating fish that was fried on the boat it was caught on, playing frogger through the busy streets, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, seeing a belly dancer, and the basilica cistern. We had a great time and I would love to visit Istanbul again!
The next day, we met up with a boy who had gone to Alex's high school for a year as a foreign exchange student and is from Istanbul, Caddis. He was so nice for being our tour guide! He took us to Prince's island, which straddles the Europe side and Asian side, and the best part was: there were no cars on this island! We rented bikes and biked around. It was sooo beautiful! We stopped to go up to a monastery, and ended up climbing the biggest hill I've ever seen. Turns out, Anna's bike's gears were not actually working and then her tire popped! Despite the bike difficulties, we had a lot of fun.
Being in the Grand Bazaar reminded me of Sex and the City 2. We kept singing the little theme song tune because it was so similar to when Carrie's in the Bazaar in Abu Dhabi. It was fun to bargain, and we got lots of cute pashminas and jewelry for really cheap! The spice bazaar, or the Egyptian bazaar, was also very neat. There was a sign on one of the shops saying it was endorsed by Obama! This is where we heard a majority of our pickup lines. I was called Angelina (Jolie) and Jennifer (Aniston) within an hour. I am very aware I do not look like either of them, and this man could have very easily confused Brad!
Then came the Turkish baths... This is where a bunch of ginormous women all sit topless on a marble stone together. We were not about to join, so we stayed in the jacuzzi. You could pay to have someone wash you (which we definitely did NOT), and that consisted of laying there like a baby elephant while the ladies lifted your boobs and scrubbed under. We were baffled by the concept! It was nice to shower in a real shower there though, AND use a hair dryer!
Overall, we did a ton of really neat things, including the Turkish baths, the bazaars, Prince's Island, Toxim, Fishbowl Challenge, eating fish that was fried on the boat it was caught on, playing frogger through the busy streets, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, seeing a belly dancer, and the basilica cistern. We had a great time and I would love to visit Istanbul again!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Team Drunchen? No, No, Team Munchen!
OKTOBERFEST 2010-EPIC.
Friday morning, at 3:30, Mary and I ventured to the Athens airport to begin our journey to Oktoberfest. However, our journey does not start there. We decided it would be best to not sleep at all and then just sleep on the 2 ½ hour flight to Munich, so we did what any rational person would do in our situation, we went to Mercury. After a few drinks, we decided it was time! We met Sena at the Olympic stadium and set out for the airport. Once arriving in Germany, we realized drinking before flying is a TERRIBLE idea. Good thing we were in Munich and quite frankly didn’t care.
After 45 minutes of panicking, Mary and I found each other (because we had been on different flights) and realized we didn’t actually know where Oktoberfest was. We obviously could not ask someone “hey, where’s Oktoberfest?” without sounding like complete tools, so we did the next best thing: followed an enormous group of teenagers in lederhosen and dresses for ten blocks until we finally made it!
It was love at first sight. Let’s just say, if Oktoberfest had been a person, in my book it would’ve been Lil Wayne. That’s how in love I was! We found Hadley and the huge group of DU people we were meeting and it was just magical. Everyone was standing on benches, singing, drinking and just so happy! Another noteworthy thing to mention, it was Italian weekend… This is an unofficial thing, but the Italians all seem to come the same weekend and typical us, we picked the same weekend. They were old, creepy, and so flirtatious but it was very entertaining.
The next day, Mary, Katie, Liz and I woke up ten minutes late, so we went by ourselves. We waited in the pouring rain for an hour and a half being pushed by the huge mob when we decided we were not getting into the Augustiner tent. We left and went downtown to the real Haufbrau house, but there was a huge line, so we settled at the Orlando. We got the best currywurst any of us had ever tasted, and in fact I’m pretty sure Liz ate at least 7 sausages within 24 hours! Very impressive Liz, very impressive! After some food and a few beers, the rain had stopped so we made our way back to Oktoberfest, much happier this time. We settled at a table outside the Augustiner and had the best day ever!
A few hours later, we found the rest of the big group and met back up with them. Some random man, might’ve been British (?) took us to a beer garden within Oktoberfest where we sat and hung out more. Olivia and April went on rides, and Liz and Laura fell asleep…
Overall, Oktoberfest was VERY successful and sooo much fun! I loved being with Team Munchen and honestly Saturday was one of the best days ever. It was so nice to see everyone and it just made me so much more excited to go back to DU eventually J
On a different note, I am so excited rush is over and we have the new Tri-babies! I am very proud of all the work my sisters have put in and everything looks so great! I can’t wait to meet them in January and get a granddaughter!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Pants for 4!
Here in the wonderful country of Greece, the Greeks, being the natural philosophers and educators they are, decided it would be a fantastic idea to better understand American movies by changing the titles to what makes the most sense to them! For example, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is more widely known as "Pants for Four!" I agree, this is the best thing I've ever heard in my life. When explaining this to us, our accountant at school (we don't understand either, don't worry..) reassured us Inception is still just known as Inception.
On the plus side, my roommates and I have become more Greek. We sat at a souvlaki cafe for around five hours, outlasting just about everyone. We did have a legit reason for the first 3 hours because Athens was playing Barcelona in soccer, or football. We've also noticed, when you stay somewhere for long periods of time, you can accumulate free items, such as beer, french fries, and more beer. It's key for saving money!
Our classes have been good, I'm taking Nature and Conservation, Contemporary Greek Society, The Archeology of Alexander, Greek Language, and this joke class called the Greek Key. These two ladies who teach the Greek Key are most likely dating, and very very odd. We meet either Mondays or Wednesdays and it's very sporatic. Obviously, this is not real life... My Greek language class met in a cafe this morning called Lucky Charms (like the cereal with the leprachaun...) and practiced useful greek skills, such as ordering coffee in Greek. We were sitting in the top part of the cafe when we hear an obnoxious honking sound. Turns out, a Mercedes was parked in the middle of the street, so two busses were stuck behind it. One old lady in particular was furious she was going to be late for work, so she took the most obvious solution to this situation: she got out of the bus, walked over to the Mercedes, kicked the side mirror off, and then stole the Mercedes logo off the front of the car. The police came, but according to Apostolos, our Greek teacher, she most likely won't get in any trouble because she's so old. I am soooo coming here and wreacking havoc when I'm 85. New life goal!
I booked my flight to Istanbul for one of our fall breaks, so I'll be traveling Turkey with some girls from school Oct 1-5, and am really excited.
I'm even more excited to see my best friends in Munich for Octoberfest!!!!!!!! Germany better get ready real fast...!
Kalinichta!
On the plus side, my roommates and I have become more Greek. We sat at a souvlaki cafe for around five hours, outlasting just about everyone. We did have a legit reason for the first 3 hours because Athens was playing Barcelona in soccer, or football. We've also noticed, when you stay somewhere for long periods of time, you can accumulate free items, such as beer, french fries, and more beer. It's key for saving money!
Our classes have been good, I'm taking Nature and Conservation, Contemporary Greek Society, The Archeology of Alexander, Greek Language, and this joke class called the Greek Key. These two ladies who teach the Greek Key are most likely dating, and very very odd. We meet either Mondays or Wednesdays and it's very sporatic. Obviously, this is not real life... My Greek language class met in a cafe this morning called Lucky Charms (like the cereal with the leprachaun...) and practiced useful greek skills, such as ordering coffee in Greek. We were sitting in the top part of the cafe when we hear an obnoxious honking sound. Turns out, a Mercedes was parked in the middle of the street, so two busses were stuck behind it. One old lady in particular was furious she was going to be late for work, so she took the most obvious solution to this situation: she got out of the bus, walked over to the Mercedes, kicked the side mirror off, and then stole the Mercedes logo off the front of the car. The police came, but according to Apostolos, our Greek teacher, she most likely won't get in any trouble because she's so old. I am soooo coming here and wreacking havoc when I'm 85. New life goal!
I booked my flight to Istanbul for one of our fall breaks, so I'll be traveling Turkey with some girls from school Oct 1-5, and am really excited.
I'm even more excited to see my best friends in Munich for Octoberfest!!!!!!!! Germany better get ready real fast...!
Kalinichta!
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