return to EST... Well, I'm back from my 10-day trip to Greece with Mom's Latin students.  It was the first time I've been on a real vacation in about 15 years, so it was definitely worth the wait.   Wanna see my pictures?   I set up the site so that the other participants could post theirs as well, so it should be a veritable font of duplication in a few weeks.  (=

So what was my favorite part?  The archaeological site at Olympia was fantastic.  I couldn't have seen the whole site if I had spent two days there, and only about 2/3 of it is even excavated yet.  The kids had a race in the original Olympic stadium, and our tour guide made olive wreaths for the winners.  Also, the temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion was something I'd seen in pictures, but that limited exposure can barely capture the place itself.

The sky in Greece reminds me of the sky in Nevada when I was 16.  The humidity is so low that the sky is a deep aquamarine.  And the Aegean is bluer than the sky.  Yeah, I'd go back.  I'm sure I'll be writing more about Greece later, since it's occupying most of my brainspace these days.  But for now, work is calling.
 
Today's Weather: hot and humid, as is normal for NC in July.


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