Today was so unreal! I think it finally sunk in that I was spending 6 weeks in GREECE! Today we started out with a very early rise and a trip to Athens. We started at an ancient Greek theatre, which was so beautiful! The view was spectacular, and to know that it would only get better was unbelievable. We had a great lecture of Greek history at this theatre about the constant rise and fall of Athens. I really admire the Athenians, because even though they did do some not so smart things that often got them slaughtered and conquered, they never gave up their creative gifts. Their love for learning, art, dance, theatre, creativity, and the desire to be the best never left them.
So in blazing heat and lots of sweat we climbed up to see the acropolis and its surrounding structures. It was so crazy to think that Aristotle and ancient Greeks in general once walked in those very places. The work on these structures was gorgeous. Seeing the Parthenon up close was such an experience. The views were to die for. Being able to see all of the structures, the city, the sea, and the mountains in the background made my eyes very, very happy. I’m not even a picture person, and I could not put my camera down. My favorite part, however, was being able to climb up on the big rock that the apostle Paul taught on. Running up there made me so happy. Earlier that morning I had read in the book of Acts about Paul’s trip to Athens to share the message of Christ, and to be where that took place thousands of years ago was ridiculously cool. To run down this insanely slippery mountain of a rock, I had to take my shoes off but then I realized that I was barefoot where Paul had walked- which for some reason made it that much more awesome. At the end of the tour we were all exhausted and we basically passed out the second we got to our rooms. The day ended perfectly with Zumba and yummy gelato. I can’t believe this is just the third day. So far, this trip has been purely AMAZING!!!!
Amrutha Renganathan
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