OPPA GREECE STYLE

I haven't written in awhile! Spending time exploring Porto Rafti and experiencing all the wonders this Greek world has to offer :) Now that we've been at the Artemis almost a week, (What!!) we've settled into a little bit more of a routine. Class everyday starting at 8:15, Chapel at 9:15, lunch at 1PM, and the rest of the day free aside from dinner at 6:30 and tea time at 9. It's perfect.

Everyday has held something different in store for us. Saturday was our free dinner night, where they let our cook have a break and give us euros to eat out on. A group of us walked down by the beach, further than most of us had gone before and found this quaint little Greek restaurant. It had the cutest checkered tables and the owners were super helpful in helping us read their menu! A lot of us ordered the chicken kebob with pie...but we had no idea what pie meant. We found out when they brought it to us that it was just like a gyro except a skewer of chicken in it instead of pork. We were confused, but it was amazinggggg. We decided to go out for gelato afterwards...too many bakeries to choose from.

Walking along the dock of Porto Rafti at night

The restaurant!

Our Sunday schedule works different here. We have classes in the morning, like it was a regular school day, and church in the evening. So after classes we explored the beach on the other side and went down to what they call The Point. Wowowowowowowowowow.

Walking to the point. View on the right :)

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HERE

The beach with the point in the distance!

Cute Greek house. I'm moving in here. Like asap.

 Church that night was so wonderful. They have a Greek service in the mornings and the English one at night, but we were still able to meet so many Greeks and I even sat by a guy from Ukraine who could speak Russian, Greek and a little English. We sang the closing song 4 times, in English, in Greek, in Russian, and in Italian. So cool.

Some of my lovely friends and Alex, the Ukrainian!

 I can't say this enough, but everyday here is a blessing! I am so joyed to be here. It's more than I ever dreamed it would be.  Today was special in it's own way. Kids have always held such a huge place in my heart, and since camp ended last summer I haven't been near them. I missed that so much. We were playing volleyball in the back of The Artemis, and these boys were pressed up against the fence watching us. We talked to them, asked their names, what they were doing. They told us they were playing soccer, and the invited us over to join them in the school courtyard next door. And they were BOSSES. I think the ending score was a tie 6-6, but they held their own and scored on us twice in the beginning before we even got close. One little guy was so excited he scored he jumped in the air hollering and whooping and busted out "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" and started doing the dance. It was hilarious.

ayyyyyyy

gangsta style

Our soccer group!

I'm so excited to see what the rest of this semester holds. I miss so many people back home dearly, but this trip of a lifetime is more than worth it.