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Last night was another great time with Takis. He took us to a taverna for an amazing plethora of different Greek dishes. Mostly stuff i have seen before but for some reason tastes sooo much better. Ashley and I learned a couple things from Taki about the Arslain family that makes us not just Greek but Arslain. Like different customs and recipes that we assumed were a common Greek things that are actually specific to our family.
Well it seems that Ashley beats me getting up in the morning every time now. This morning was a little different because she ran in to get me up to let me know that the bus to Sounion was coming in less that 20 minuets. so after i got ready in 5 minuets we ran down to the bus stop across the street. Well it was a lost cause for a rush, because Takis forgot to let in on an important fact that we need to flag down the bus. so it just flew right past us. Ashley and I just kinda looked at each other in disbelief. So we decided to just go to a different beach closer to Glafyda. It was a llittle bigger than our usual spot, it had a younger demographic with a nice bar that we sat at after my nap on the beach. After, of coarse, we were off to the Arslain pad where Yiayia had lunch waiting. Maro, Takis mother, was there and her sister Lena. It was nice to see them again. And it was fun to get some dirt on Takis from his mother. YiaYia Despina had a couple more laughs at Ashley and My expense when we spoke Greek, but it is ok.
Right now we are content hanging out at Takis place while he is at work. We are planing to go to Piraeus for some drinks with our professional sports man, Christos.
I am loving Greece, especially Athens, more and more each day. I feel so comfortable and at peace when i am here. Besides the language barrier, there is nothing keeping me from planning my life here, and at the rate Ashley and I are learning we might just be fluent in a couple of years. Just in time for me to finish school.
I am getting excited to see more of Greece in the coming weeks, but Athens is so amazing it is going to be hard to beat it. This weekend we are heading to Sounion with Taki for a day, and then we are off to Nafplio for a week. From there we are going to the most beautiful island of Sifnos. I just looked at the pictures and i cant believe that we are staying there for a week. Amazing!!!

Ya Sou.