Although I have been Traveling a lot, I have had the pleasure of spending a lot of time in Athens to explore it. There are a lot of things that I do day to day as well as some special things I have done in Athens that have been fun and enriching experiences. A typical day for me starts with going to class at 8:30 am. However, class does not actually start until about 8:40 because many students walk in late. After my first class, I stop by the dining hall for a cappuccino which is the most popular coffee choice for Greeks. I then attend my second, third, and fourth classes of the day. Most students at my college only take about three classes a semester, but I am enrolled in five. I have shocked booth professors and other students by telling them that I always take 15 credit hours a semester. After class, I have lunch at the dining hall. Typical Greek dishes they always serve are moussaka and souvlaki. After class I go home, study, and make dinner. However, if I go out to dinner, I usually order the Chicken Fillet which comes with pita bread, fries, and vegetables. Greek food is usually very balanced and light. My favorite dessert is Greek yogurt served with honey. It is a great balance between tart and sweet.

I have also had the opportunity to experience downtown Athens in many different ways. Back in October, my friends and I attended a haunted house. The building was right in the center of the city, and it was relatively small. I setup of the haunted house to start on the top floor, and slowly make your way down to the bottom. Going to haunted houses has always been a tradition of mine, so keeping that tradition in Athens helped with my homesickness. There is also an amusement park in downtown Athens. The park has very similar rides to ones that you would find in the United States. However, at this park you paid for the amount of rides you wanted to ride instead of paying one standard entrance fee. The amusement park also had a lot of cats hangout in it, which is standard in Greece. Finally, I got to experience thrifting in Athens which is a very unique experience. The thrift stores here are closer to antique stores, and each of them looked wildly different. In one store, you paid by weight instead of by item. Another store was run by an older woman and there were clothes from many different decades scattered throughout the store. The last store I went to was run by a younger group, and they provided a more personal experience. They knew what was in style, and they could tell you what looked good on you. I feel like many styles and trends are common across all European countries especially in the younger generations.