Trying not to stress about what I might forget to bring: Calmer friends say: "Got your passport? Good, then you're set."
I spent the last weekend picking up a few gifts. I hope this doesn't scare my gracious hosts: "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts," and all that. But the way I see it, they're way more Greek than I am, so should be no problem.
Meanwhile, 50% of my tuition has been received by Lexis, the language school I'll be attending while I'm there. Class doesn't start until Sept 19th, so I get to spend the time up until then hanging out with my cousins. They're gonna take me to the Samariá Gorge my first weekend there! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samari%C3%A1_Gorge
On the home front, I've been exercising like crazy. I have concluded that I simply cannot afford to go a day without exercising; and the bonus is I'm getting in better shape! Yesterday I went running on a route that has lots of steep hills, and normally I have to walk at least one of them, but not yesterday. Thursday night will be my last hike before the trip: I've been doing Mt Si once a week for a while now -- it's a hoot after dark, and if it's foggy it is really spooky.
Once I'm on Crete, I'm hoping to do lots of hiking in the White Mountains (Λευκά Όρη). I'll post pix.
Sounds like fun! Oh, and I like your blog title. :-)
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