As for walking, Athens can be defined by an endless labyrinth of winding roads and alleys, the roads no bigger than the alleys at home, the alleys as narrow as our sidewalks. Topographically, it can be defined by the countless, truly innumerable hills throughout; innumerable because it's nigh impossible to tell where one hill ends and another ( Read more... )

Went to the anglican church to-day, knew they'd speak english. Baptismal service, baptised a baby named God's Favour. It was the second Sunday of easter, weird. Talked to father Malcolm afterwards, told me about the only english-speaking orthodox church in Athens, way out in the middle of nowhere, it sounds. Good guy, though, the priest, said ( Read more... )

I went running this morning with Mark and Frank. We left at 8.20, jogged down Markou street, past the Old Stadium, and into the national gardens. We were there thirty to forty minutes. It was good. Then we hit up the closest bakery on our way back, got some bread, and went up to Frank's apartment to have breakfast after showering. It was great. We ( Read more... )

 Already, I have a full, four, maybe five-hundred page book to read on the history of Athens for Monday (two and a half days away!) for a quiz we'll have on Yes, our first day of the quarter. I think it's one of those sort of pedagogical tactics that says to the students, Now listen here, this is no vacation trip you're on, you're still at the U of ( Read more... )

I don't mind saying goodbye. I never really have. And you know, I think I kind of pretend sometimes that it's more difficult than it is.
I'll see you again soon.

My dad and Kathy came up this weekend and gutted my room. I haven't much left. I gave them a few items of clothing to take back, and a lot more to throw away or give to Goodwill. We're leaving the bed behind. I don't care. He took my (his) table. I have no table. What do I do without a table? I use the ironing board... He took my small bookshelf, ( Read more... )

ἀνάξιος, ἀνάξιος, ἀνάξιος

'A rundown'

To-morrow, Friday, 14.00: Beowulf Final (~900 lines of OE poetry to be memorised)
Saturday: Work day; maybe a haircut; Yusuf and Josh's birthday dinners
Sunday: Work day; church; Doc screenings
Monday: Work day; Origen, sixty pages for discussion group; Amy's for dinner
Tuesday: Physics Final
Wednesday: Ten-page Slavery paper due
Thursday: ( Read more... )

You know how in college there is this idea of academic adventure, of trying new things? You're always told to 'take all the courses you're supposed to take, but make sure you take at least one course that's something totally new for you, something that will be fun and challenging and broaden your horizons/expand your outlook(/)mind/open up new ( Read more... )

This is the Tuesday of Ninth Week. Ninth Week is the last full week of the quarter. Tenth Week has its Thursday and Friday without any classes, calling it Reading Period. We read. This is the last full week of the quarter. I fulfill my end of the one-way ticket to Greece I purchased, in something like twenty-two days. Wednesday. 20.oo hours. This ( Read more... )