Greek Halloween celebration in Aristotle Square

View out of my apartment building (below)

Cemetary right next to my apartment.

Layover in Switzerland on the first day.

I realized I had not put any pictures up of my time here, so I added a few scenic ones. These are all on my facebook, but this way they entail captions.

Yesterday my friend Chelsea and I went on a 5 mile run along the ocean. It was incredibly windy, so there were white caps all over, and the ocean was spilling onto the path. Coming from the midwest, it was amazing to see the ocean's fury. I may live on a lake, but things like that don't occur :) It felt so good to run again that time flew by with all the people watching and wave dodging that it felt more like 2 miles. It makes me reallly appreciate where I am. Living on the Aegean Sea is not something I am ever going to get used to.

I've developed close friendships with two girls here, and it definitely enhances my experience. My friends at home mean the owrld to me, so that was what I was most worried about leaving in the States; Luckily I feel like I will leave Greece with ties with people I never would have met!

Greece is a place to grow. I've always known who I am, but it truly makes me appreciate my life, as well as life itself. I've only been here for 3 and a half weeks, but I know I'm going to have a difficult time leaving it come June.

Today, after class, I'm going to find out information about volunteering at a middle easte refuge camp. I feel like giving back will truly make my experience here even more complete. I have my first quiz tomorrow in Psychology of Personality, wish me luck! Gotta leave for school now :)