Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time + Tragedy = History

No, not all of my titles are going to be equations from now on. I just keep hearing strange things that scream for me to make titles out of them. Maybe if I hear more of them, we'll see what happens...

So today was another traveling day following an Ancient City class and a skipped breakfast (Fortunately I was able to grab a quick snack when we got to the port). Around 12:30, the group left Siphnos in order to get on a ferry back to dear old Piraeus. Like before, it was a 5 hour trip but I managed to occupy myself by music listening, writing a personal journal entry (I always seem to do it on the ferry trips. I suppose it's kind to have something resembling a pattern...), and revising a few poems/short stories after failing at expanding on some projects. No matter where you go, writer's block can always follow...

After landing on Piraeus around 7, we took a brief train ride to the hotel that we had previously stayed at when we were last in Athens. Yep, we're staying in the same hotel as before with the same rooms, same roommates, and even the same beds as before (Though the latter was probably out of habit rather than a genuine assignment. Whatever the case, I do like being the closest to the door...)! But since we got to Athens, I've mostly been checking in with things online, walking down to one of the markets to grab various foods for dinner (You know, I've eaten a ton of peaches on this trip...), and hanging around the hotel's rooftop bar garden. It's funny how it almost feels like I'm back home in a way...

I did just realize that I only have 2 weeks left of this trip when taking the plane ride into consideration. It reminds me of a sleep I had last night where I was suddenly back in the States and it was only the 19th of June. It also reminds me of how no one has said a thing about the final projects since the first day of classes. Maybe the professors forgot about them...

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