Greece

This blog is turning into a bit of a travelogue, but that is just because the best part of being an international school teacher is the vacations! In between vacations life in Kuwait feels much like anywhere else, so there aren't very many interesting things to report on. Spring break came in April of this year and I ended up taking a last minute trip to Greece! It's a long story as to how that decision came about, but I will definitely still visit Jordan, my original intended spring break destination, at some point during my time here. I had been to Greece before in 2004/2005 as part of my semester abroad, and Greece was the first international destination I returned to. It felt strange to be there again in the same places I had been before, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the company of my dear friend Tylene. Tylene booked us an incredible hotel right on the sea, and we thoroughly enjoyed getting some sun time while we were there, as well as enjoying the amazing buffet breakfast at the hotel. Fresh fruit like you wouldn't believe!

One of the highlights of the trip was getting to see the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet perform Don Quixote! I really miss getting to go to ballets and plays while in Kuwait, so it was very exciting to have this work out. I've never seen Don Q live before and it was very well done.

We spent a couple of days sight-seeing in and around Athens, including the Parthenon, of course, and Cape Sounion. The weather was very nice, high seventies the whole time (which felt freezing coming from upper nineties Kuwait!) and all in all it was a very relaxing trip. This is my last vacation before I go to Germany and then Minnesota in June, and it was a great end to the year.