March 28: Santorini's Red Beaches

We got up early and went for breakfast before heading out to the Red Beach. We wanted to stop at the Archaeology Museum, but it was closed. We had to switch days because today we were supposed to go out on a day boat trip around the island, but that got changed to tomorrow due to the weather (the 29th). We switched our plans from the 29th to today but didn’t realize the museum was closed. So we just visited Red Beach, where it was so windy! After hiking to the beach, we got some lunch and went to Oia, a small town on the other end of the island. Oia is where the famous blue dome church is, and all those white buildings are over the cliff. This town is beautiful, and we enjoyed walking around the narrow streets and exploring the area. We took many pictures of the blue-domed churches and the white buildings.

We had a great dinner. All of us loved our meals. Julian and Adrien got freshly caught fish of the day (the whole fish was grilled, and they ate the eyes, too!).

We headed back to the hotel, and it started to rain as soon as we arrived at the shuttle. The gods and goddesses must have been watching over us! (Post by Angelique) 

March 27: A Hop and Skip to Santorini!

Today is March 27th. We woke up early to visit the deaf school again. We could tour the whole school this time. Last Friday we went to their special celebration and could not see the school afterwards everyone left early for their holiday weekend. During the school visit this morning, we could visit some classrooms and meet some students. We learned about the history of their Independence Day as that was what they were learning in their History class. We also had some break time outside with other students and played volleyball. After the school visit, we went back to the hotel and grabbed lunch before we went to the airport. We went to the airport to catch our flight to Santorini. It is an island south of the mainland. Santorini is famous for its blue-domed churches and white buildings. We were excited to see what it is like on the island.

Our flight was only 25 minutes, and we arrived at the island and got to the hotel. We ordered food as we got in late and didn’t feel like going out.  We ordered food from a local restaurant. Our hotel is by the water and is in a quiet place on the island. We went to check out the views of the water.  It was too dark to see anything; we look forward to see what the island will look like tomorrow.

 We are ready for bed! (Post by Julian)

March 26: Athens, The Acropolis!

   
We woke up early and felt super tired. It was because of daylight savings time. We got an hour less of sleep and we did not expect that. Anyway, we went got food from a place called Casba. It is becoming our favorite place to get breakfast. Then we went to the National Archeological Museum. It was huge and took us half a day to look around. They had lots of cool statues. After we ate lunch, we went to the famous Greek destination, the Acropolis! 

We climbed to the top and saw lots of cool buildings like the Parthenon and Temple of Athena Nike. It was a very hot day, but we didn't let that stop us. Later, we went shopping and lots of us bought many things. After dinner, we got dessert, and it was fried dough balls with different kinds of toppings. Finally, we went back to the hotel after the long day.

 Interesting facts for the day:

1) Parthenon has eight columns on the front and back and seventeen columns on the sides.

2) Parthenon was destroyed in a siege by the Venetians during the 17th century.

3) Scott Mohan, our beloved Director of Instruction, fell while climbing down from the Acropolis. He is suffering from a grievous injury, fortunately, he barely survived. (Post by Adrien)

Staff Note: Scott's injury was mostly due to a bruised ego. He is fine, we promise. His second fall at the airport on the 27th has us all questioning his ability to stay upright. Perhaps due to his Greek ancestry, the Gods are trying to tell him something. Help us figure out what! (and yes, he remains fine).