A Greek New Year

I haven't written any updates in a few days because I figured that my pictures said more about this trip than I could every write. It has continued to be a wonderful trip and I feel so privileged to be a part of it.

On Wednesday we took a trip to the ancient city of Delphi. We loaded onto a coach bus and drove about 3 hours to get there. This was the first time that I had really seen any ancient ruins up close. All I can really say about it was that it was amazing. As the tour guide told us stories and facts I couldn't help but let my imagination run wild in wondering what this place was like in it's prime. I am still having trouble grasping how old the things we were seeing were. Some of the writing on the stones dates back to the fifth century B.C.! Coming from America my idea of what is really old is very skewed. The pictures I put up really tell the rest of the story. After walking around for a while we went over to the museum and got our minds blown away.

On the way back home we stopped in a little village up in the mountains to do some shopping. It was a beautiful place to walk around and enjoy.

Onto Thursday....

We spent the day in Athens. Navigated the public transit which is second nature by now (not really).

Spent the morning touring the acropolis, saw the Parthenon, read Paul's speech from Acts 17 on the very place that he read it himself. We talked about Socrates and Plato and saw the places that they would have spent a lot of time. It has been very cool to talk about these people and these historical events at the very place that they happened...history coming to life.

Friday...

After all of our adventures earlier in the week, we really needed to spend some time in the classroom. We spent about 4-5 hours on Friday doing lecture. I was able to take a nap in the afternoon and spend a couple of hours reading for class. For new years eve celebrations we all gathered in the lounge, ate food, watched princess bride, and played ping-pong. Just before midnight (which was just about 4pm in Chicago) we all gathered on the roof to bring in the new year. At the clock struck midnight we all yelled, some fireworks went off, and all headed to bed soon after. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Saturday....

Another few hours spent in the classroom. Dr. Bryan continues to blow our minds which all of this philosophy. We are all enjoying the class...being in Greece is a definite bonus. For our New Years Day festivities we all went over to Sam Amis's house for an afternoon of fun. Sam is a student at Moody who's family moved to Greece last March because his dad works with the Navy and is in charge of mail. It was a wonderful afternoon with a great group of people.

Monday we are heading to the island Andros for the day and Tuesday we are going to Corinth...I can't wait.

More pictures to come.

-Chip