Sara (Greece) - Rubbish

Well I finally arrived in Athens, and the journey was ridiculously long and upsetting. The first plane I boarded left O’hare and was headed to London, Heathrow. This was where I encountered my first use of the term rubbish. A very British stewardess was making her rounds of the cabin and asked me if I had any rubbish I would like to give her. After a very blank look from me, she repeated the word like I was a damn idiot. Finally, with me still looking dull, she drawls “gaaaaarbaaaaaaaage” in a really, really horrendous American accent. After exiting the plane in Heathrow, I found that word everywhere. It was written on the walls, in the stalls and on the planes. London, I believe, is obsessed with rubbish.
Anyway, I met up with a bunch of CYA kids in London, and waited for our 1 ½ hour delayed flight to Athens. That went without a hitch, and before I knew it, I was being ushered into a Greek taxi. The taxi driver was crazy. He couldn’t fit all of my luggage into the trunk, as the cars here are very small. So, he left at least ¾ of every suitcase hanging out of the trunk and DUCT TAPED and tied the luggage to the car. Nonetheless, I was panicking. After two close head-on collisions, and one near side-mirror crash, I made it my apartment where the driver threw the suitcases on the porch and drove off, leaving me standing slightly dazed on the doorstep of my soon-to-be amazing apartment.
So, the rest isn’t really all that exciting. I went upstairs, where I discovered I am rooming with three other girls. I, however, get my own room. No clue why, but I’m not complaining. My roommates are wonderful and we all get along amazingly well. I’ve eaten my first chicken gyro in Athens, and gotten lost in the “ghetto” for 30 minutes by myself. That was the upsetting part referenced earlier. Other than that, life here is pretty chill. I miss everyone from home way too much, but I suppose I’ll get used to life here as well.
Alright suckas, I’m off to bed cause I have gotten a grand total of 45 min. of sleep and 1 chicken gyro within the past 2 days which leaves me crazy. Hope everything is going wonderfully with everyone else! <3

P.S. I flew over the Swiss Alps! OMG WTF!

P.P.S. - Day two and I've finally reached internet. I have a phototbucket with the username "wowimingreece" I've only got a few pictures up, but if you want to see go to the ruins around the acropolis section in my username.