Well, here I am back in Athens. It's my last day here and I'm spending it with Katherine and Clivia. Clivia has a flat here, so we're taken care of for the next couple of nights. I am extremely grateful. Today, we just lounged about after our long train ride from Kalambaka to Athens. Our plan for today is to walk around the Plaka and then to ( Read more... )

So the season has officially ended, and, I might add, on an exciting note. The site has garnered much buzz after the minoan lentoid find, the middle helladic pottery (both of which dates the site to much older than previously thought), and also on Alexis' miniature bronze tripod (which was the first one found in the last hundred years or so). I ( Read more... )

Thanks everyone for wishing me a happy b-day! I had tons of fun here. Sarah Ward got me some art supplies for a present and Allisa got me some wine. At dinner, Mary bought some teramisu cake and they surprised me (kinda) with birthday songs and candles. My last present was from the whole group, which were worry beads. Of course, that wasn't ( Read more... )

Okay, i gotta make this quick. Stupid internet cafe. So last i left off, there was the weekend trip to Bassai. Well, because we can pretty much see the temple from the top of the Altar of Zeus, we were able to hike to the location in about 3 hours. The hike was fun, but seeing the temple was better (even though it's completely covered by a tarp ( Read more... )

So i'm here on the mountain. Actually, at this very moment i'm in the town of Megalopolis, just at the very bottom of the mountain. The living situation is interesting, not unlike a weird camp, but the place is beautiful, as is the surroundings. We've started working a bit, but not much, as the site needs to be cleared of weeds and trenches need ( Read more... )

That's right, what would an extended trip be for me without the airlines losing my luggage? Like at Harlaxton, I am currently at my hostel without toiletries and clothes. But I get ahead of myself. Frankfurt was pretty much boring as hell. After my funny attempt at updating (see previous entry), I took an extended nap on a bench and ate lots of ( Read more... )

Okay this is weird. I am currently at Frankfurt airport, killing some time before my flight to Athens. Its really weird trying to type on a German keyboard (the y is located at different spot. Anyway, the long flight was great, i got middle seating but pretty much got the whole spot to myself. okaz running out of time

Don't have much time. Just came on to say that i am, as we speak, off to Athens. My itinerary is Phoenix, Frankfurt, and then Athens. I'll come on periodically to say what's up. Wish me luck! Au Revoir!

So, I have a job. Actually, I have two jobs. The tutoring company hired me, but their current project has no open positions. They did contact me yesterday to tell me about another school project. However, it lasts until the end of July, which obviously does not work for me because I'll still be in Greece. I'm still going to try. The gig is 5 ( Read more... )

I think my dishydrosis is coming back.