Our last morning in Geneva was spent touring a chocolate shop called Stettler. We all got to wear funny aprons and hats and go into the kitchen where a chocolatier explained their process of making and decorating chocolates. I got to help him cut out the marzipan for the fancy rose we then later constructed! We got to try all sorts of chocolate some very dark, milk, and white. I tried some orange marzipan, a champagne truffle, a green tea truffle, and many more. We also received a goody bag on the way out which became a great snack for the plane ride to Athens.
Our flight to Athens arrived right on time and we started our hike to the school to meet our assistant director so we could get the keys to our apartments. By the time we finally made it to our apartments it was about 10:30. I am living in a 4 person apartment. We each get our own rooms. I believe mine was originally supposed to be the living room in a 3 person apartment but I have wonderful big doors to the balcony! We have found that sitting and eating meals out on the balcony is so nice because we don't have to worry about the bugs like we do in Minnesota!
Our first full day we spent having a small orientation meeting and tour of the surrounding area. After our tour we went to the farmers market which is open every friday! There are so many vendors and it was so cool to see everything. I bought some delicious peaches, carrots, apples, and grapes. From there we headed to the beach where we spent a wonderful couple of hours swimming and enjoying the sun!
After our time at the beach we went to the Temple of Poseidon where we stayed and watched the sunset. Afterwards we went to the Blue Moon Concert on the hill next to the temple and ate dinner while listening to some greek music. Since we didn't know what they were singing about some of us created stories about what we imagined the songs to be about. It was very entertaining!
Yesterday we started our scavenger hunt all over the city. We found some really cool shopping districts and a really good place for gyros that were very cheap. Today the scavenger hunt continued and we found the greek sandal maker that custom makes them to fit to your feet!
It has been a very busy weekend and tomorrow classes start!
Our flight to Athens arrived right on time and we started our hike to the school to meet our assistant director so we could get the keys to our apartments. By the time we finally made it to our apartments it was about 10:30. I am living in a 4 person apartment. We each get our own rooms. I believe mine was originally supposed to be the living room in a 3 person apartment but I have wonderful big doors to the balcony! We have found that sitting and eating meals out on the balcony is so nice because we don't have to worry about the bugs like we do in Minnesota!
Our first full day we spent having a small orientation meeting and tour of the surrounding area. After our tour we went to the farmers market which is open every friday! There are so many vendors and it was so cool to see everything. I bought some delicious peaches, carrots, apples, and grapes. From there we headed to the beach where we spent a wonderful couple of hours swimming and enjoying the sun!
The group at the beach!
After our time at the beach we went to the Temple of Poseidon where we stayed and watched the sunset. Afterwards we went to the Blue Moon Concert on the hill next to the temple and ate dinner while listening to some greek music. Since we didn't know what they were singing about some of us created stories about what we imagined the songs to be about. It was very entertaining!
Yesterday we started our scavenger hunt all over the city. We found some really cool shopping districts and a really good place for gyros that were very cheap. Today the scavenger hunt continued and we found the greek sandal maker that custom makes them to fit to your feet!
It has been a very busy weekend and tomorrow classes start!
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