well, it has been a while for me too (referring to keith's blog). i am just checking in to say hey and to post some fresh pictures. the wonder of greece is the proximity of all kinds of different environments: marsh-land, deciduous forests, evergreen forests, islands, and mountains. eleftheria and i drove about three hours into the mountains, south west of Thessaloniki, with a couple of our friends, vikki and michalis, for some fun in the snow.the weather was brilliant and we had a great time just hiking around. michalis and vikki are both big mountaineers with all the stuff, but since i don't have any of the necessary equipment and neither does eleftheria we just decided to do as much as we could in some general gear (most of mine being borrowed). it turned out to be a super great trip (although eleftheria got a bit sick).
. . . honestly i wrote the stuff above a couple of weeks ago so . . . that was then. now i am sick and tired. work is tough but going well. i have not been in touch for a while and am feeling a bit disconnected, but i suppose that is what happens when you live far away from the family action. so i thought i would take a minute to try to connect . . .
. . . so since we are being honest, i will say that i have been writing this blog for the last month.
school: School is good, busy, but good. i have two mun conferences coming up on back to back weekends (one in edinburgh) and i just learned that i have a new s.s. curriculum to construct for next year. so, all is well. spring break is so close.
plans: climb, scotland, maybe a concert or two.
being sick without a mom: this is probably the worst experience that one can ever have.
new places in thessaloniki: found a couple of new, really cool bars and a wonderful new restaurant called .ES, it is a wonderful little spot. cool local and great food. yes mom and dad, we'll go.
climbing: pretty sweet bouldering area called pinovo. i was introduced to the place by some friends last weekend, really great. i am still waiting for the tufas to dry.
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Glad to see you're still alive an' kickin'. You should call me this weekend if you have time. I love that top picture with the church bells... very cool. I'm going skiing after school today with Tony. Trying to get in as much as I can since it looks like the temperature is intent on increasing. Just finished my WWI unit. One of my classes actually applauded when I finished a lecture yesterday with, "and that's the end of that mess, on to speakeasies." They're a funny class. Sarah has a new job that she's been really happy about. She's up and smiley even though she has to be at work 2 hours earlier now. Well, that's enough catch up for here. Call me this weekend, we'll chat more.
Awesome pictures Ian. That one of the whole village on the hillside is amazing. It just looks like it belongs there, so organic, like it grew there. It's a good reminder that buildings can actually enhance a landscape instead of marring it.
Also, have fun in Kalymnos. Wish I could go!
hey this is Nicole (your cousin)! Its been about forever since I have talked to you! Mom gave me your blog site (and your mom said this would be the best way to get in touch with you) so i figured i would leave a comment for you! I actually have a favor to ask you! I am making G'pa a scrapbook for his birthday of the whole family. I'm putting pictures of all the kids, grandkids, and greatgrandkids in it along with little quotes and stuff that we all come up with for/about him. I was wondering if you could come up with a quote or something of the sort to put on the page with your picture. Also, if you have a good picture of just you that you could send me i would appreciate it. My e-mail is mrs.nichols88@yahoo.com. hope everything is going great for you i would love to come visit you someday!Love you Ian
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