Here are some fun facts about Greece:
1. With an area of 50,949 square miles, Greece is roughly the size of Alabama. The population of Greece is more than 10 million people—comparatively, the population of Alabama is around 4.5 million.
2. About 7% of all the marble produced in the world comes from Greece.
3. Greece is the world's 3rd largest producer of olives.
4. Greece has over 2,000 islands-- and only 170 are populated.
5. Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, political science, Western literature, historiography, major mathematical principles, and Western theories of tragedy and comedy.
6. In Greece, people celebrate their "name day," or the name of the saint that they were named after, instead of their birthday.
7. Greeks do not wave with an open hand, in fact it is the equivalent of the middle finger in the states. So when Greeks wave, they have to keep their fingers closed.
I have only been here about a week and a half, but I am starting to get to know the city pretty well. I feel pretty comfortable riding the metro, going to the grocery store to try new foods, walking from Pagkrati to the Acropolis, and saying hello to people in Greek.
It is also very convenient to stay in my room, waiting for friends and family to get on Skype or g-chat... I'm going to push myself to get out of the room more and more each day so I become adapted to the city and can finally live on my own. I love talking to friends and family back home, but I can't rely on them while I am here doing this trip.
Well, I am off to day 4 of my art class!! :) Can't wait to see Nick and finish my second drawing.
Emily
1. With an area of 50,949 square miles, Greece is roughly the size of Alabama. The population of Greece is more than 10 million people—comparatively, the population of Alabama is around 4.5 million.
2. About 7% of all the marble produced in the world comes from Greece.
3. Greece is the world's 3rd largest producer of olives.
4. Greece has over 2,000 islands-- and only 170 are populated.
5. Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, political science, Western literature, historiography, major mathematical principles, and Western theories of tragedy and comedy.
6. In Greece, people celebrate their "name day," or the name of the saint that they were named after, instead of their birthday.
7. Greeks do not wave with an open hand, in fact it is the equivalent of the middle finger in the states. So when Greeks wave, they have to keep their fingers closed.
I have only been here about a week and a half, but I am starting to get to know the city pretty well. I feel pretty comfortable riding the metro, going to the grocery store to try new foods, walking from Pagkrati to the Acropolis, and saying hello to people in Greek.
It is also very convenient to stay in my room, waiting for friends and family to get on Skype or g-chat... I'm going to push myself to get out of the room more and more each day so I become adapted to the city and can finally live on my own. I love talking to friends and family back home, but I can't rely on them while I am here doing this trip.
Well, I am off to day 4 of my art class!! :) Can't wait to see Nick and finish my second drawing.
My drawing class at Tsigkris
Emily
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