Greece

Other than the lackluster experience with the train to and from Greece, our time there was wonderful. Our friends Mike and Beckie were great hosts and they took us all around their little city in the country as well as to historic places like Thessaloniki, Philippi and Berea. We got to see incredible artifacts from Paul's day and even dipped our feet into the same river where he baptized Lydia. One of our favorite parts was of course eating the great food, as well as meeting Mike and Beckie's friends and neighbors. The Greek language provided somewhat of a barrier as our knowledge is limited to fraternity and sorority letters; which made us ever more thankful for the little Turkish we've learned over the last 8 months. The last day, Beckie took us to the grocery store where we were able to stock up on items that are unavailable here. Essentials like Heinz ketchap, French's mustard, Helmann's mayonnaise, cheddar chesse and even ham. Hopefully these goodies will last us for a couple of months.