You may have wondered why I haven't written in quite a long time. Now you know: I'm in Greece with my Greek-class. Yeah, right. I'm the freak who chose to take Ancient Greek instead of French. Don't ask me why!
The good part: the trip to Greece. Which I am on right now. It's an incredibly beautiful country, but as we all know class trips can get awfully exhausting. So here are my tips for surviving - no matter if you go to Rome, Greece, France or elsewhere!
1. Don't you dare to forget to charge your iPod! You're probably going to spend a lot of time in the bus. And even if not: you won't sleep in a single room! So there are going to be talking, joking, annoying kids surrounding you close to 24/7. Also you need a soundtrack while admiring the beautiful scenery.
2. Feel free to make your free-time me-time! Of course you don't wanna miss anything. And yes - it's fun to explore new places with your friends. But you spend your whole day walking around cultural valuable places and have a lot to process. So nobody's going to blame you for taking some time of. You're going to be surprised how relaxed you will feel after taking an hour of alone-time!
3. Take your most comfy shoes! Don't let your vanity win. Your feet will probably be white/ not as tanned as your legs BUT in a group of more than 10 people nobody cares about how bad your feet hurt. Plus tan lines make you look sportive ;)
4. Let your evenings become unforgettable. Well yeah, you have a curfew. But still there is hardly any place on this earth that isn't amazingly beautiful by night. So - even if your tired - make the most of being where you are with whomever you're there. And even if you make use of tip #2 don't lock yourself up in your room. Go to the beach and count the stars!
5. Take a sweater! When the sun goes down it can get real cold. Even when you had 36 degrees (Celsius) the whole day. Also the air conditioning in busses can make you catch a huge cold!
6. Try to be on good terms with your teachers. They will trust you. And if you wanna have fun even though you are on smallest space with the watchful eyes of your teachers better be nice. Or pretend to be. To be trustworthy is equal to possessing the key to freedom!
7. Try 6. with your fellow students. It's not the same as in school where you have half of your day at home - you are trapped with these kids 24/7. Get to know them. Some of them are more interesting then they seem. If you have enemies now...check if your room's locked. Twice!
8. Don't gossip! Or at least try to. Rumors spread way to fast when everyone's caved in together. And once again: beware of enemies...!
9. Choose your roomies wisely. No explanations needed, right? :)
Hope you have tons of fun on your next excursion!
Kisses from Greece! V
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