Bleck. Double bleck. I'm sick! How could this be?? A beautiful sunny Sunday on the island spent in bed sleeping. Perhaps it's simply the body's need for a thorough recharge? Or a paranoid bout of swine flu???? he he he.
Thus ends the weekend of May Day, a big holiday here in Greekland. No maypoles, but plenty of flowers and food and good times to be had. Yesterday my class took a trip to the neighboring island of Antiparos (yes, I love how the closest neighbor of Paros just snagged our name and stuck "Anti-" in front of it) where we went to a cool group of ancient ruins nestled in a pretty flower-carpeted valley to have a picnic. We got to pick poppies and daisies for May Day, and then went on a seriously amazing boat tour where we sailed into seacaves Pirates of the Caribbean-style and docked next to a white cliff face to jump off the deck into the Aegean. The water was shockingly turquoise and so clear that even though it was crazy amounts of deep you could see the sand on the bottom. I felt like I was living in a Carnival Cruise commercial.
After our blissful May Day frolicks and an evening of dancing, Greek wine, and chocolate chip cookies, I woke up feeling like I'd been struck by a truck. Or, more appropriately, trampled by a market donkey? Whatever. Hopefully after a day of immobility I'll feel right as rain -- we're taking a trip to the Daoist center tomorrow (and a Thai restaurant!) so I had BETTER feel better!!! I need me some spicy Asian noodles.
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this sounds so amazing....stop making me jealous! i hope you feel better, elfnewt! you need to enjoy this as much as possible! (not that you're having any trouble, i think...)
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