Close to Ending

5/27/11
Location: Athens

I got up in the morning and got ready for the day. I ate breakfast and got ready for class. I had class for an hour and then went to listen to a speaker who talked about the Olympics and the country of Greece. It was pretty interesting; I enjoy listening to native Greeks talk about what they think of the current economic situation. We had a break before listening to another speaker so I went into town to go to a grocery store. I hadn’t been able to find one in 2 weeks and I was really happy. I was able to buy water and some other things that I needed. Then I went back to the hotel to listen to a speaker talk about the health care system in Greece. It was kind of interesting but sometimes it was hard to understand what he was saying. I had a little bit of time to just relax which was really nice. I was able to catch up on my online stuff and write a paper for my class. Before dinner we had a chance to go downstairs at the hotel and meet students from the University of Athens and talk with them. It was fun being able to meet people who were studying some of the same subjects who lived in another country. I got to know a couple of girls named Mina and Helen who were both very nice. After dinner, I played cards with a group of people at the hotel. I had some more time to relax and just be able to enjoy my time with the group of people I was with. I went out with a few girls to get gelato later on and then came back to the hotel to go to sleep.