My last days in Athens. Tomorrow i will leave for Patra - where i will be for the next 6 months to come. Monday will be my first day at school - and i'm afraid i will feel just like the little children on the first of September - nerves in my belly.
Tomorrow is also 'Theofania'. It is the custom in Greece that in the morning the priest (pappas) throws a cross in the sea (harbour,...) and that young men dive to find it. The lucky one gets a gift from the priest ... nowadays a dvd (!) or so.
Friens told me where to see such a happening near Athens - and i hope to get up early in the morning to go to see it.
Please leave a comment if you like!Tomorrow is also 'Theofania'. It is the custom in Greece that in the morning the priest (pappas) throws a cross in the sea (harbour,...) and that young men dive to find it. The lucky one gets a gift from the priest ... nowadays a dvd (!) or so.
Friens told me where to see such a happening near Athens - and i hope to get up early in the morning to go to see it.
A rolling stone from Irisch descent that came to site with us in Psyrri.
Identity card of an 'alien' i met (a friend's friend). His father is Albanese, his mother is Albanese with Greek descent. A very strange translation into English in my eyes.
Panoramic view of the balcony where i stay. My first experiment with Photoshop. Click it!
Exarcheia.
4 comments:
Maandag eerste schooldag spannend! Duim voor je. Loopt wel los die kinderen en leraars zullen jaloers zijn op je frans, Engels en grieks.
Hier nihil nove sub sole. Grijs en studeren. Spinning op fietsje als gek is ideale uitlaadklep.
Casablanca gezien: aanrader.
Take care.
Fil,
Nathalie*
Raiss,
Ik hoop dat je het enorm naar je zin gaat hebben. Ik lees jaloers je blog (ik wil ook in Griekenland werken!!!) maar aan de andere kant ben ik afgelopen dinsdag begonnen aan een heel toffe, nieuwe, leuke baan in Amsterdam. Ik zal in ieder geval voor je duimen, maar ik denk niet dat je bang hoeft te zijn voor die paidia. Geniet ervan!
Kali tixi kai filakia,
Djam
Raissa regarding the photo you posted with the strange word "alien" , those people are called here in greece βορειοηπειρώτες and are actually greeks who lived/live in albania.
In case you dont know there is a quite large greek minority in the southern part of Albania.
Recently (just before 2-3 days) the government announced that it will provide a greek citizenship for those people.So probably this kind of ID cards will not be used any more.
Patreus
Well written article.
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