I started my January 2nd somewhere in the sky, most likely over the ocean. I’m not sure where exactly my day started as my flight to Greece began the previous day in Los Angeles and ended in Amsterdam that morning. At the airport in Amsterdam, there was some time to rest before our flight (that ended up being delayed) that took us to Athens, where we ended our day and started our trip. One of our texts for the day also wrote about Paul arriving in Athens for the first time and much of the historical context behind that situation. We too arrived in Athens for the first time in many people’s case which is an interesting parallel to see. Throughout the day I found myself wondering if this was really happening and being excited yet stressed out for our travels to begin. Not much time was spent learning today as we spent most of it traveling and doing various things on our own time, but many of us were still able to get a taste of Greece at the end of the day. After arriving at our hotel in the evening, we were able to walk around the Plaka and explore the nearby area as we decided what to eat. Unfortunately, many of us were not extremely hungry and had relatively small meals, but it was still nice to have a small introduction to Greece to start our adventure.
By April Wong
Oles in Greece 2020 