In addition to all of our other "lasts," today was our final Sunday in the plaka. I just can't believe it's all winding down. We decided to replay our first day in Athens. We first went by Costas and Valerie's shop to bid them farewell. On the first day, we all went there to meet them. I bought a necklace from their cute shop, "Joy."
We ate at Zabbas for lunch as we did on our first trip. I had my last chicken gyro for a while. :-) While we were in there, Alana heard these other American college kids in there having conversations that we did when we were "beginners." She laughed as she heard one of the girls ask in her southern drawl, "How much are these ji-rows? I don't know what to get.." They fumbled around with their new currency, the spitting image of us months ago. Though it made me smile, it also made me sad. Our journey is coming to an end and theirs is only beginning.
We also re-visited the storeowner who thought I was Greek. For those of you keeping up with my blog the whole time, Mr. Pinch-your-cheeks "Greeky Greeky" man! He was just as friendly, but I stayed toward the back this time as to avoid harassment.
Sara Montgomery, Sarabeth Myers, Tony Haas, Ashley Sain, and Mandy Watson went out in style. They went bungee-jumping off of the Corinthian Canal, the second largest bungee jump in the world. We all sat in the livingroom and watched the video tonight. The screams and facial expressions as they plunged 200+ feet were priceless. I wish I was that bold, but I decided not to pay 60 euro to scare myself to death. I don't think wetting my pants would be a good start to a long day in town. I salute them for their bravery though! I want to do something like that before I die though. I am now forming a "bucket list." (A list of things to do before I kick the bucket.)
Tomorrow starts the week of finals-- prayers, please!! All my love, Ashton
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