The Arrival.....

.....which took 48 hours. I flew from RDU to Atlanta Friday night and then Atlanta to London Gatwick overnight, and arrived in London at 7:30 in the morning of Saturday. The flight was good. I sat next to an Indian woman named Alice, who took my window seat, was diabetic, and talked for several hours about arranging her daughter's marriage. It sounds worse than it was though. She made good conversation and was pleased to sit next to someone who understood why she was giving herself injections and who asked the flight attendants to get her wheelchair assistance off of the plane (her legs were swelling).
London was fun. Even though I was tired (I hadn't slept much on the plane), I stowed my luggage and took a 30 minute train into London and walked much of Winchester. I took tour through the Royal Mews, seeing some of the horses and historical carriages. followed by a walk in front of Buckiungham Palace and down to Picadilly Circus. After so much walking I was tired and took the metro and train back to Gatwick. I napped on and off until 8pm and, checking my luggage early, eating dinner and making conversation with a British man named James.
My flight this morning was bright and early, getting me to Athens at around noon. I took a bus into central Athens and then dragged my luggage through the National Gardens to the Athenian Marble Stadium, which is right next to the CYA Academic Center.
My roommate, Christina, and I got a ride to our apartment, and found that the other girls were already here. We got a joint room that's nice and open, with a lovely little balcony and double wide doors so that we can let the breeze in.
At orientation I found that the two other UNC students are in my class (the course is split into two classes) and we all had dinner together.
Tonight I make up for the jet lag!