Today (Thursday) we had to stay in Glyfada because of a demonstration in Athens. Sadly our Service Week activities were affected and we were not able to work with Praksis today. So instead we had a (mostly) free day. We went to the market and walked around shopping and laughing at all the crazy stuff we saw. They had tons of underwear, clothes, fake designer purses, costume jewelry, toilet seat covers, kitchen supplies, fresh vegetables & fruits, fish & meats, candy, toys, and pet animals like fish, turtles and bunnies, and much more! Then we walked across the street to flocafé for ice-cream and free internet to research and make plans for Off-Week which starts on Saturday. We decided to go to a little island called Andros for a few days with a couple other girls and Beth Ann. It will be nice to get away from the city and spend time in a little village and on the beach. We are super excited!
Around 4:00 we had two speakers- Alec Mally and Stephanos Costopoulos- come to talk about the current financial and economic situation in Greece. It was such an interesting lecture! I took notes and made connections with information and lectures we have already discussed. After taking my first and only required Econ class in college (ECON 2200- History of US Economics) this past semester, I understood the terminology pretty well and could follow along. I feel like I now know more about Greece and the issues the country is facing.
After the lecture and discussion, a group of us went out to eat at La Pasteria (again). This time I got a plate of fettuccine alfredo and split a caesar salad. It was so yummy!
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