So still settling in here....I think there are moments when I absolutely LOVE being here, and moments when I feel like this is the wrong decision (mostly when Im overwhelmed!). Random stories:
-This past weekend Calvin and I went to the peninsulas right outside Thessaloníki and camped on the beach. It was really hot and I can't imagine what it would be like in the real summer. Anyways, it was relaxing and fun to climb rocks and swim and such. AND we got a ride back to the city with a new friend we made. We even stopped on the way back in and he bought us dinner (it was $45 worth of food!). Greeks are super generous like that!
-A couple of days ago I heard some screaming outside (it kinda freaked me out!). I learned that there is a mentally disabled center right above us on the hill, so sometimes people there are just extra noisy...
-I tried to go to a meditation and yoga class last night. Looking back it was kinda funny....they were both entirely in Greek. I felt the opposite of relaxed...I felt like an outsider! Plus the yoga club had a dress code of all white, and I was definitely wearing colors. And it wasn't yoga as much as dancy/pretend yoga....so in conclusion, I found a studio that teaches Yoga in English and am hoping to go there soon.
-Finally! Work...I found out my schedule: I work Mondays (waking kids up, helping with lunch, and from 3-11pm), Thursday evenings, every 6th Friday, every 3rd weekend. This work includes helping kids with homework, playing, making sure their rooms are clean and that they go to sleep and wake up...Then Im also helping with SAT stuff for an hour a week, clubs an hour a week and maybe some additional English lessons. So in conclusion, I have LOTS of down time, and am excited to fill it, but nervous that I will be bored! Im going to take Greek classes and perhaps art classes, swim, do yoga, and travel!
Well all for now....Im going to go read the rules and regulations of the boarding school!
Allie
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