I am officially alone. The study abroad group left this morning to travel to Greek Islands to see Mykonos, Delos, and Santorini. I had such an amazing time with them! I loved following them around and to hear the history about Greece one more time. The Georgia Tech Greece and Italy trip is unbelievable. Just in the past week we went to:
-Monday: Mycenae, Tiryns, and Nafplio-- to visit Minoan civilizations and to have lunch by the sea

Town of Nafplio and the Lions Gate in Mycenae, Greece

-Tuesday: Acropolis-- got a tour INSIDE the Parthenon and the Propylaia

Behind the scenes in the Propylaia

-Wednesday: Ancient Agora and New Acropolis Museum

Temple of Hephaisteion in the Agora

-Thursday: another walk around the city-- Roman Agora, Lyscicrates Monument, Pynx hill, Olympic Stadium, etc.

Olympic Stadium

Hadrian's Gate and Hadrian's Library

-Friday: Delphi and Arahova for lunch

In the village of Arahova-- David and I

Thanos and I giving a presentation about Shape Grammars

-Saturday: day trip to Aegina
-Sunday: took the metro to the closest beach and hung out with friends

Now, my trip begins... Today I will begin my art class, working with charcoals and pencils to draw in perspective. This will help me when I visit temples that I have to draw for the J. Neel Reid Award.

When we went to visit the art class the other day, I was a bit nervous-- not only for starting a new project, but also because of the area. Thanos and Myrsini gave me a strong warning about the area. Omonia, 5 or so blocks from where my class is located, has the majority of the strikes. So I will be very cautious, especially because Thanos' 15 year old son will be with me. Even though he is significantly younger than me, I think we will be good friends and we will keep an eye out for each other.

That is all for now... I will blog tomorrow with an update from my drawing class!!

Emily