September 12
Today
we had to say goodbye to the beautiful hotel and the owners. The hotel,
Akropolis Guest House, was run by two women and a man named Acrument. In the
three days we were there we became very close to them. The ladies would push us
in the pool, tickle our feet, and make wonderful meals for us. The last night I
ate at the hotel with Jessica (our resident counselor) and Kiki ( art teacher).
We had a delicious salad, rice, beans, and meat. It was so tasty and a nice
change from eating kabobs. The owner ended up giving me my meal for free which
was so kind and much appreciated.
This
morning Acrument gave all of the girls little bracelets with the evil eye
beads, and we gave the women hugs and kisses goodbye. We are so blessed to have
them take care of us. Another person whom we are so grateful for is Izette, our
bus driver. He reminds me of my Uncle Jon; he is bald and looks like a very
strong, stern man, but his crystal blue eyes show so much love and compassion.
And when he cracks a smile, it melts your heart. He loves taking pictures of us
when we are laughing and playing around. He, along with the hotel owners have
truly become part of our One Grand Brotherhood.
After
a 4 hour bus ride we arrived in Priene, and we got our room assignments. We
will be staying here for 7 days, and I am rooming with Meredith, Emily, and
Alaina. I love having 3 roommates, but the showering situation is not the
greatest :p Most everyone jumped in the
pool. Nadine bought a soccer ball from Bergama so we all played water polo in
the pool. After cooling off we met at 3:30 for a hike up to the top of the
mountain. The hike was all uphill and took about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The
view was beautiful. Below you could see the ruins of Priene. We also walked
through some ruins and a herd of goats on our hike. Off in the distance you can
see the Aegean Sea and an island. A cool fact is that the land that we
saw below used to be apart of the sea in which two harbors resided.
Everything was so magnificent.
Alaina
and I decided to run back. We made it back to our hotel in 20 minutes. It was
worth it once we jumped into the pool. Soon after more people joined us. Then
we all had an amazing dinner of yogurt dip, bread, beats (still don’t like
them), beans, string beans, eggplant and tomato dish, stuffed peppers, and
chicken or meatballs. Everyone is so happy with the dinner, and I have a
feeling that we will be eating at the hotel again. Later on I think we are
having a movie or game night. Until tomorrow J
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