Miletus and Aegean Sea

Today was another amazing day. We drove 25 minutes to a site called Miletus. Like Priene, it is an ancient Greek civilization beginning in around 4^th century B.C. It too had harbors as the water level was once much higher, but not it is an inland site. There was a lot more to explore in Miletus as it is over two times the size of Priene. After exploring the theater, tunnels, and the surplus of ancient ruins, I sat inside one of the ruins and painted the backside of the theater. The theater was huge and could seat 25,000 people.

           Because everything is so hands on, I am truly loving history. These past two weeks I have been exploring and standing on ruins that are over 2,500 years old. To me this is mind blowing and it makes history so real and relatable. I never thought I would enjoy history this much. After finishing my painting I explored some more, and then we hopped on the bus back to our hotel. A few of us did fifteen minute abs and laid out by the pool. At 6:00 we all met up and drove about 40 minutes to a beach on the Aegean Sea. I ran in and kept running as the sea stays shallow very far out. I took my go pro out and got some fun videos of Dallen, Alaina, Casey and I chicken fighting as the small waves passed through us. We could not stop laughing and smiling. 
         After a while we swam to shore and joined our fellow class mates in a game of soccer. I scored two goals for my team, but got an elbow to the nose. It hurt, but I was mostly laughing with watery eyes. Soon after we changed and drove about a mile down the street to have a chicken or fish dinner. I wanted to experience the Aegean Sea so I ordered the fish. It was very yummy, but not my favorite meal. Sitting next to me was Molly who even ate the fish eyeball. I was not that brave. From playing games to telling stories, we all shared a lot of laughs at dinner (the usual). This group is very smiley, uplifting, and I am so grateful to be apart of the joy. Good nighty.