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* Day 6: Daduka Days
* Day 5: A Day Off * Day 4: Later that day... * Day 4: Undercover at the Olympic village * Day 3: More Baseball * Day 2: Response Team * Day 1: Baseball * Opening Ceremonies: A tribute to Greece worthy of the Gods * Olympic Tips * Like Jason searching for the Golden Fleece... * The Odyssey Begins * About Me
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August 20, 2004Day 6: Daduka DaysOOOOOO! I've found my favorite volunteer job! It probably has to do with the fact that I'm a big ham at heart or because I'm a Leo (we crave attention apparently) but whatever the reason, I've found the job I...Read this update August 19, 2004Day 5: A Day OffMercifully we have a day off from baseball today...and I really need to catch up on sleep. Between staying out with Caroline until 3 am and standing for almost six hours every day in the baseball field, I'm in desperate...Read this update August 18, 2004Day 4: Later that day...Today marks the first day of what will quickly become a habit: staying out all night, sleeping until 1 pm and barely having enough time to shower, eat and get to the ballpark on time. But I'm not complaining. I...Read this update Day 4: Undercover at the Olympic village"Let's go get another drink," one of our new friends suggested as we were being kicked out of a bar at 4 a.m. by the weary manager. It seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea to Ariana and I at the...Read this update August 17, 2004Day 3: More BaseballI'm not enjoying this volunteering stuff very much. I have found two people to talk with, an English girl named Caroline and an English bloke named Martin, yet neither seems to be anywhere I am so again I'm destined for...Read this update August 16, 2004Day 2: Response TeamI think my expression the evening before when Kelly asked me if I would return to the Support role again the next day told the true story of my feelings on the subject. I had, of course, said I'd be...Read this update August 15, 2004Day 1: BaseballI arrived today full of anticipation and excitement. First last few days in Athens have been rather dull apart from seeing my cousins and visiting very briefly with a friend who was using my apartment as a jump off point...Read this update August 14, 2004Opening Ceremonies: A tribute to Greece worthy of the GodsAs I sat staring open mouthed at the spectacle passing by me, I reached blindly into my purse for a tissue to blot at my teary eyes because I couldn’t spare one moment to glance away for fear of missing...Read this update August 11, 2004Olympic TipsStreet Signage - When I told my aunt about my days' adventures with the detours and optimistic directions and lack of signs she told me that earlier in the year a number of signs pointing the way to the stadium...Read this update Like Jason searching for the Golden Fleece...Okay, first a confession. I'm a bad Greek. I love the culture, the food, the dances. I am proud to have a difficult to pronounce but unforgettable last name. I was raised with Greek values and superstitions and all the...Read this update The Odyssey BeginsAnd so it begins....what I hope will not turn out to be Greece's version of a tragic comedy. But judging how by things are going so far, I'm a little apprehensive that what should be Greece's shining moment on the...Read this update About MeAbout three years ago I had to make a hard admission to myself....I'm not like other Greek American girls...I have an addiction...one that drives my mom nuts...that keeps me single...that forced me to give up my career and home...one that...Read this update |
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Emily: What a great time we had?! I miss Greece and wish... [read]
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