March 26: Things I've already learned about Greece

So I’ve been here for only a few hours and have learned a few little things here and there.

1.    1. They turn their keys left to lock and right to unlock (so righty tighty & lefty loosey don’t work here)

2.   2.   You do not flush the toilet paper, you throw it away in the trashcan

3.    3.  To exit the elevator, you need to push the door open

4.     4. This place was made for short people, I have to squat in the shower

Besides those four things, I haven’t noticed significant differences here from the U.S. but we also have only traveled from the airport straight to the apartment. Speaking of, the apartment is legit. The bedrooms are probably the nicest, all leading out to this massive balcony (which is at a great spot for getting some tanning). The living room you can tell was designed for Americans and they did not really know how to go about that. We have a TV, a coffee table, and 2 futon couches that have zebras on them that say “My way or the highway.” It is actually quite comical. The bathrooms are tiny; we have 2. One only has a toilet and sink and the other includes a shower. We are supposed to have Internet but that hasn’t been working yet so we will have to talk to someone about that.  It’s a nice place! There are 3 other girls in here and all of the others are in an apartment a few blocks away. They guy who brought us here was funny, has going over the rules he would continually contradict what he was reading off to us… for example, “No smoking…but if you smoke and it doesn’t bother your roommates then go for it.” and “Don’t party…. but party.” This was also comical. Basically, I am pumped to get a move on with things. We have dinner with Aphrodite tonight (director) and then bright and early tomorrow we begin orientation. The weather is warm and sunny, I’m well rested, and happy. Game on!

Just got back from dinner, and I have some new discoveries

1.     1. French fries are not finger food here

2.     2. Don’t pet stray dogs

3.     3. Athens is nothing like any big U.S. city, much more personal

That’s it for now, dinner was amazing. After they brought out Greek salad, cheese balls, these delicious fried zucchini bites and amazing bread, they then asked if we were ready for the main course. This confused a lot of us because there was SO much food already. The main course was French fries, chicken and rice. Then the desert…I am still not sure what it was but it tasted like apples, had whipped cream and some cherry sauce on it.  Overall, delicious, and we took the metro there which was pretty cool too.  Tomorrow we go to City University and get a lot of touring and stuff done. So pumped to be here.