Past Few Days

The Lords Prayer in Russian (photo cred: my friend Laura Jo)

Sunday was a day of rest. We slept in for the first time, something necessary to overcome the jetlag we were all still feeling. The afternoon was filled with lunch and the beginnings of homework (for other people, I’m a night-before-it’s-due kind of girl) and then church in a nearby city, Glyfada, that night.

Church was a cultural experience like none other. There were Greeks, Russians, and Islamic Muslims turned Christians at service. We learned a song in Russian and Islamic, and prayed in Greek. It’s so incredible how our God unites us all. He understands our different languages, but more importantly, He understands our hearts.

I’m excited for church in Glyfada.

Monday was an exciting tour of the National Archaeological Museum in downtown Athens. We were allowed a late wake-up call, lunch at 11:30, and then we were on the bus, bound for the wonderful city of Athens!

The museum had a lot of interesting things like the golden cup from the Illiad: (blurry, I was in a hurry)

…and some incredible sculptures. The detail in this mans eyes is beautiful. Keep in mind that most of these were created before Christ. Whoa.

  

Here is the Mask of Agamemnon, which I cannot believe I saw in real life:

…and I thought these babies were PRECIOUS! If I were an artist in 39 B.C. (or whenever) I would have sculpted these as well:

Anyway, we mostly saw a lot of bronze penii:

Today was a normal class day, meaning no arranged trips or tours. I had class until 1:30, lunch, and spent my free afternoon reading for class and falling in and out of sleep.

I told myself that I wasn’t allowed to take naps in Greece. I mean, it’s GREECE! I can sleep in America! But when you are tired because you spent your night having deep heart-to-heart’s and praying with friends, I think a nap is acceptable.

 

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