Hey everyone! So since I last blogged...
....we took a ferry over to Crete, which was a very unique experience! I'm not sure if I would like doing that very often, but I did sort of like the rocking as I feel asleep. The part I did NOT like is that we arrived in at our destination early, so they came knocking on our doors at 5:50 am! AHHH! You guys weren't even probably asleep yet, as that is 10:50 pm in NC. So we practically were off the boat at 6:30 am. NOT your best way to start off, but afterwards we went to a place were the former Mallia Palace stood, and then went to a restaurant right on the sea. We were swimming right afterwards too right in front of the restaurant. We have been all over the place these past few days really, staying in three hotels in three nights is kind of crazy, but I've already seen so much of Crete and history of it. We went to an excavation of a place not even available to the public yet, but the excavation is led by a UNC professor, so he showed us around this newly found site which is important to Minoan (early Cretan) history, as the place represents and explains the history of the Archaic era, which was until recently seen as a gap or a "blank" in what we know about the area.
We are now in Agios Nikalos, and the hotel is beautiful. I know you can't see anything now, but I am taking TONS of pictures so no worries, you will get to see almost everything I tell you about eventually! Love you all.
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I know you are probably getting tired of living out of a bag by now. I did pretty quickly when I was in Madrid and Toledo. Having a closet and my own bed is definitely a nice feeling. A problem I have had is that I never know what time I will be eating my next meal. Now that I am here staying with my family I am looking forward to having a regular schedule. Enjoying the local food is also something that I am enjoying. I tried a calamari sandwich in Madrid and it actually wasn´t bad other than the fact that it was pretty dry (they dont like putting sauce on things here like mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, etc.). Check out my blog some in the next couple days because I hope to be getting online more and uploading some pictures now that I have constant Internet access here at the ISA office.
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