End of Class 1, Beginning of Class 2

The afternoon of the 12th, the class met up and went through the Mycenaean collection at the NAM. It really wasn't part of the class, but it's Nicola's area of concentration, so we got a good insider view of the collection. The rest of that evening was spent studying and relaxing.
13 June 2008
I took the final in the morning with about half of my class (the half taking the course for credit) and then had our farewell lunch at a little taverna called "The Black Cat." It was a cute little restaurant. That night we got to relax some. Christina and I went to Oasis for the last time together.
14 June 2008
I slept in and then caught a ferry to Aigina again. It was nice, knowing a little bit about the island, to wander a bit in a place I was comfortable in. I took the bus to the Marina side of the island and did a little shopping and ate lunch before taking the ferry back to Athens in the evening.
15 June 2008
The morning was spent packing, because I needed to move over to the hotel that we were going to be staying at for the second class. Seven of the students from the first class are continuing on into the second class that I am taking, while others moved on to Paros to do language. We had orientation at 6pm, where we met our class and professor, as well as got much more information than we ever received for the first course about CYA in general and good contact information, etc. With that also came many more lectures about the evils of alcohol and noise, and what troubles these two things cause with the landlord. :) I'm now rooming with two of the girls from my first apartment, Jenny and Sarah. Hayley, Karen, Adam, and Dave have also stayed on from the first class.
16 June 2008
There were two lectures today, one lasting three hours in the morning and one lasting three hours in the afternoon. After a full day of lecture, we went to our taverna dinner. It was a good meal. We got to eat and meet some of the CYA faculty a little better. I met the accoutant for CYA, who had worked previously as an office manager and professor of Ancient Greek. We were served salad, fried cheese flutes, tzatziki, bread, wine, pork, fries, and grilled sausages. Chicken was the main course and lemon cake with some sort of syrup was for dessert. We all went back to the hotel tired.
17 June 2008
I got up early and tried to send my box of things home, but was informed that the mail workers were on a strike, so I couldn't send it. The bus drivers have had several strikes since we've been here, and it seems to be a constant state here in Athens. This morning we met at the NAM to see the Mycenaean collection (again for the continuing students). By the time we got back, we were informed that we had about 30 minutes before we were supposed to check out, though as everything else in Greece, times are always approximate. We got our bags packed up and gathered our things to be left at the academic center for our trip to Crete. Tonight we'll be on a ferry all night. Luckily, we get cabins, so we should be able to sleep. Tomorrow morning we'll put our luggage onto a bus and travel to our sites before going to the hotel, so it'll be a full day before we get any rest. I'm looking forward to a night on the sea. We'll see how I fare after it's done. :)

I hope everyone's having a good summer thus far. I know that I'm having an exciting time. Feel free to email me at branwen1887@gmail.com anytime.