Mykonos for my birthday

This past weekend was probably one of the most fun weekends ever.  I said that about the weekend before too ;p
My friends, Dani, Alyssa, Vicky and I all took a train to Athens and then took a ferry to Mykonos.  We had gone two days prior to leaving and ordered our train tickets just to be on the safe side.  So, we lugged all of our bags into a cab and then waited for the train.  We were the first people on and then about 5 minutes before the train was supposed to leave, all of these Greek women started yelling at us... in Greek, telling us we were in the their seats... but they were our seats.  So the train takes off and everyone is mad at yelling at everyone and people are standing in the aisles... And then it occured to me that our tickets said October 8th, and it was only the 7th haha.  So basically, we had gotten tickets for the wrong day, and we had a ferry to catch 8 hours later in Athens.  It was too late though because the train had already left.  So I thought that we were going to get kicked off.  All of the Greek women were sooooooooo mad and screaming and laughing at us and we were just the typical stupid Americans.  Then I see the ticket guy coming and he looked really intimidating.  He took our tickets and yelled at the Greek women for being mean to us, and then he bumped us up to 1st class!  Our own sleeper cabin.  It was so nice.  The perfect start to Mykonos :)

The ferry ride to Mykonos was an interesting experience.  It was very beautiful, but after 5 hours I was ready to get off.   Finally we arrived at Minna Studios, our hostel.  The couple picked us up from the port and they were the nicest people in the world.  They are so lucky to live in such a beautiful location.

I can't believe its week 3!

I cannot believe that I've been here for 3 weeks already!  Its going by so fast and I know I'm going to be so sad when the time comes to go home.
I really love living in the city and so I've decided I want to go to school in NYC or maybe LA.  Yesterday I applied to the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan!
But anyways, More about Greece.
Its hard to blog a lot because our internet never works in the apartment which is so frustrating!  I took the hour bus ride to school today just so I could get online.. 
Also, the washing machine (that takes 2 hours & has no dryer) broke and so I can't do laundry... which is a bummer.

Last weekend, we went on a school field trip to Chalkidiki.  They call that area the turquoise sea.  It was so beautiful.  The water was freezing but we went swimming anyways just because it was so gorgeous.  We also went on a boat tour of Mt. Athos and saw the Monasteries that only men are allowed to visit. 

 

The next day, on our way back to Thessaloniki we went to visit a cave that was 87,000 years old.  Or something like that.  It was incredible.  We weren't allowed to take pictures but they have mammoth teeth that had been found inside that were so huge.  It was probably the most fun weekend ever... until this next one because its my birthday and 3 of my friends and I are going to MYKONOS for my birthday!!!  I can't wait.  Mykonos is one of the islands were they filmed Mamma Mia.  We're taking an 11:00 train from Thessaloniki to Athens then jumping on a ferry to take us to the island.  We found a cute little hostel hotel that we're staying at.  We already talked to the woman who runs it and she is so sweet!  They make fresh baklava for the guests and free breakfast every morning!

http://mina-studios.com/  Thats the link if anyone wants to check it out.

 

These pictures are from the fresh market in Thessaloniki.  Its quite the experience going there.  All of the veggies are cheaper and much more fresh but its hard to communicate with everyone.  Plus, the fish market smells terrible!  They have lots of amazing little tavernas there at night where you can experience the ultimate Greek dining experience.   I never wanted to leave.  

Now, I HAVE to go study for my psychology quiz... but I really will write more later.  Thank you everyone for reading.  I miss you all!