We spent a few days last week in modern greek class listening to and singing songs:

Οταν θα πάω, κυρά μου, στο παζάρι
θα σου πάρω ένα κοκοράκι
Το κοκοράκι κικιρικικί
να σε ξυπνάει κάθε πρωί.

Οταν θα πάω, κυρά μου, στο παζάρι
θα σου πάρω ένα κοτούλα
Η κοτούλα κοκοκό
Το κοκοράκι κικιρικικί
να σε ξυπνάει κάθε πρωί.

Οταν θα πάω, κυρά μου, στο παζάρι
θα ( Read more... )

I'm tired of living without discipline.

I just began to read Orwell's Homage to Catalonia a few minutes ago. I am now in search of:

corduroy knee-breeches

corduroy gaiters
leather leggings/high boots
zipper jacket (leather/wool; any colour)
cap (preferably leather)
original 'party badge'
red or red-black handkerchief

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I remember that a few days before I left the barracks a group of men returned ( Read more... )

Eric Stearns is dead.

So, I tried to go to church to-day. I went to church last Sunday, to St. Paul's Anglican, across the street from the national gardens, down the way from the Zappeion, not too far from me. It was anglican. And while there I talked to the priest, father Malcolm, and asked him where I could find some english-speaking orthodox church around here. He ( Read more... )

I went to an Estonian concert to-night at St. Paul's Anglican, right across the street from the National Gardens. It was great! They were five pieces, two guitars, something else, vocalist, and piano. I purchased a CD. Very nice.

And, during the concert I sat next to the Estonian ambassador. No way! And then later I was standing in a circle with the ( Read more... )

"
I have no quarrel with the suitors. True,

They are violent and malicious men,
But at least they are risking their own lives
In devouring the house of Odysseus,
Who, they say, will never return.
It is the rest of the people I am angry with.
You all sit here in silence and say nothing,
Not a word of rebuke to make the suitors quit,
Although you easily ( Read more... )

Sweet.

I just wrote a paragraph about myself for my first modern greek assignment. I don't know if it's right. Well, I know it's pretty right. But I made up 'radiokephale' for Radiohead, and I put something at the end that I know would work in attic, but it might be different for modern. Here it is:

Με λενε Μπραντον. Ειμαι απο το Σικαγο. Μιλάω ( Read more... )

We had our first class periods to-day. I had attic greek at 15.30, followed by the normal class period, which to-day was a lecture outlining the early history of Athens and what sort of 'questions' we're going to try to answer this quarter. Class was from 16.45 to about 18.00. Following it was the advanced modern greek course, which at first was ( Read more... )

I've just created a blogspot profile. It will be hosting all of my pictures and video, I think. You can find it here:

Saint George