First Days in Athens

Today is my second day in Athens--after arriving yesterday afternoon. When we first landed we were tranferred to a bus which took us to the Parthenon Hotel. We were allowed to drop off our luggage but not to sleep--something I wanted to do terribly. They wanted to keep us active so that we wouldn't be jet lagged all week. Then I saw my first look at the Parthenon from Mount Phillippos (a little hilltop near our hotel). Unfortunetly, I think I would have enjoyed the sight more with some extra hours of sleep. It was still incredible and I'm greatly looking forward to getting a closer look at it. And today, we saw the Parthenon again, the Herodion Atticus Theatre, and were also taken to the Plaka (an old marketplace with great shops and cafes). The only notable purchases I made were for food. I am happy to report, I greatly like the food here in Greece. I have a pretty good feeling about this trip!

This is Alicia Peterson and I standing atop marble rocks overlooking Athens
The Parthenon from a distance
The Herodion Atticus Theatre

Leaving in only 2 days!

Hey everyone! I thought I would create this site so those of you who are interested in what I'm doing abroad may be informed with just a click of the mouse. If you haven't yet heard what I'm doing this semester-- I will be studying abroad with an Concordia honors program called Credo (which means "I believe" in Latin, I think). We will start off on the Greek mainlands, spending a good deal of time in the capital, Athens. At the end of February, we will be moving from the mainlands to the island of Crete and will visit several cities there for about a month. Then at the end of March, we will begin touring the Greek islands and I will be joined by my mom, dad, grandparents, aunt and cousin! I'm so very excited they're all coming! The island tour will take 8 days. After that, we will fly to Turkey--where we will be the rest of our trip. The Concordia program is officially done on April 20th but I have decided, since I'm so close anyway, to visit Ben and Abby in Spain for a week after finishing school. Then on April 28th, it's back to the States! I'm thrilled to get started and would love to hear for all of you while I'm there. My e-mail is rekohler@cord.edu-- please don't hesitate to write me!