sunday 22 july - monday 23 july
-flew from chicago to rome to thessaloniki.
before the flight, dad drove me down to steph's house. and then steph and i had brunch with jt and his girlfriend, jenny. it was nice.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/chicago-brunch.html
flew on alitalia which felt like i was on a plane that was maybe top notch 30 years ago. i didn't have a video screen, the food seemed off, and it just wasn't that great. and while i thought i'd sleep a lot since i hadn't slept much the night before, that didn't really happen. managed to sleep a bit on the rome to thessaloniki flight, but i have to say alitalia is not my favorite airline.
monday 23 july
-decided while waiting at the baggage claim carrousel that i would ask the girl standing with a poster tube if she was there for the ICMPC conference. figuring it was a good bet that she was. Yohana from france in fact was there for the conference and we then were able to travel the bus together to get to el greco hotel.
-yohana and i walked around town and looked around. it was hot. i was wearing a U of MN tshirt and a woman came up to me and asked if i was american and asked if she could help or offer advice, as she was from MN and now lived there. points to her. she was really nice and had great suggestions- i'm just sad i couldn't follow through on them with the conference activities.
-we rode the tourist bus around most of the loop but i was basically falling asleep sadly so that's slightly blurry.
-we went to the opening conference thing in the evening. two speakers who we couldn't really hear and then a little reception. it was alright but not knowing anyone was really a deficit.
tuesday 24 july
-moved my luggage across the street to where i'd be staying for the rest of the time. i couldn't check into my room but they held my stuff.
-then spent the day at the conference. wasn't feeling great about it as there wasn't anything really that corresponded to my research interests. although i found out lunch was included each day and while we had to wait in a long line, it was good and definitely a lot to eat.
-went with a group of students from london to a pub for a drink following the conference. we had a little tapas plate to eat. it was nice. but i definitely felt out of place for not being connected to the lab or knowing anyone.
wednesday 25 july
-presented my ESM research in the first afternoon session block following john sloboda.
-the presentation definitely wasn't the best one i've done, and i rushed it and had lots of time for questions but i think it went okay. i felt like i could answer the questions so at least that was something. but i'm not happy with it overall. was nice to have it finished and not looming in the future though.
-went with Yohana to try to go see a landmark in town before the evening concert but it wasn't open. we had delicious gyros and then went to the concert. i didn't like the modern greek stuff, but there was a group of women who sang acapella traditional songs (their arrangements) and that was awesome.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thessalonki-wednesday.html
thursday 26 july
-conference presentations in the morning and then excursions in the afternoon. a lot of the conference folks went to the beach but i went on the trip to the vineyard. we first went to see these tombs which were pretty cool. it seems somewhat crazy to build a huge structure to immediately and completely cover it with a hill of dirt, but i wasn't there at the time. they built the museum basically around and in/over the tombs so it was really neat to see and they had displays of the stuff found inside as well. from there we went to the vineyard where we got an abbreviated short little translated tour and then tasted 4 wines (2 white and 2 red) with a buffet dinner.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-thurs.html
friday 27 july
-more conference during the day and then the gala dinner in the evening. it seemed like none of the students were going to the gala which didn't make me inspired to go, but i did have a nice time. sat at a table with some canadians and australians and one american.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-fri.html
saturday 28 july
-i decided to skip the conference stuff in the morning and go and walk around the city. the first hour or so was alright but the second it was getting later in the day and so hot. ugh. hot. but i saw some more of the churches and ancient roman forum and whatnot. it was better than going to the conference. i then had to go back to the hotel and haul my stuff to the bus stop. i had thought i could take two buses and not have to walk but apparently that wasn't a good plan according to the guy at the desk so i did walk through town a bit to get the bus. that was rough but i got to the airport fine from there. and at least it was cooler in the airport.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-sat.html
-my flight was on a little prop plane and had nice scenery out the window but i was super tired that i just wanted sleep but it was a short flight down to athens.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/flight-to-athens.html
-flew from chicago to rome to thessaloniki.
before the flight, dad drove me down to steph's house. and then steph and i had brunch with jt and his girlfriend, jenny. it was nice.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/chicago-brunch.html
flew on alitalia which felt like i was on a plane that was maybe top notch 30 years ago. i didn't have a video screen, the food seemed off, and it just wasn't that great. and while i thought i'd sleep a lot since i hadn't slept much the night before, that didn't really happen. managed to sleep a bit on the rome to thessaloniki flight, but i have to say alitalia is not my favorite airline.
monday 23 july
-decided while waiting at the baggage claim carrousel that i would ask the girl standing with a poster tube if she was there for the ICMPC conference. figuring it was a good bet that she was. Yohana from france in fact was there for the conference and we then were able to travel the bus together to get to el greco hotel.
-yohana and i walked around town and looked around. it was hot. i was wearing a U of MN tshirt and a woman came up to me and asked if i was american and asked if she could help or offer advice, as she was from MN and now lived there. points to her. she was really nice and had great suggestions- i'm just sad i couldn't follow through on them with the conference activities.
-we rode the tourist bus around most of the loop but i was basically falling asleep sadly so that's slightly blurry.
-we went to the opening conference thing in the evening. two speakers who we couldn't really hear and then a little reception. it was alright but not knowing anyone was really a deficit.
tuesday 24 july
-moved my luggage across the street to where i'd be staying for the rest of the time. i couldn't check into my room but they held my stuff.
-then spent the day at the conference. wasn't feeling great about it as there wasn't anything really that corresponded to my research interests. although i found out lunch was included each day and while we had to wait in a long line, it was good and definitely a lot to eat.
-went with a group of students from london to a pub for a drink following the conference. we had a little tapas plate to eat. it was nice. but i definitely felt out of place for not being connected to the lab or knowing anyone.
wednesday 25 july
-presented my ESM research in the first afternoon session block following john sloboda.
-the presentation definitely wasn't the best one i've done, and i rushed it and had lots of time for questions but i think it went okay. i felt like i could answer the questions so at least that was something. but i'm not happy with it overall. was nice to have it finished and not looming in the future though.
-went with Yohana to try to go see a landmark in town before the evening concert but it wasn't open. we had delicious gyros and then went to the concert. i didn't like the modern greek stuff, but there was a group of women who sang acapella traditional songs (their arrangements) and that was awesome.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thessalonki-wednesday.html
thursday 26 july
-conference presentations in the morning and then excursions in the afternoon. a lot of the conference folks went to the beach but i went on the trip to the vineyard. we first went to see these tombs which were pretty cool. it seems somewhat crazy to build a huge structure to immediately and completely cover it with a hill of dirt, but i wasn't there at the time. they built the museum basically around and in/over the tombs so it was really neat to see and they had displays of the stuff found inside as well. from there we went to the vineyard where we got an abbreviated short little translated tour and then tasted 4 wines (2 white and 2 red) with a buffet dinner.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-thurs.html
friday 27 july
-more conference during the day and then the gala dinner in the evening. it seemed like none of the students were going to the gala which didn't make me inspired to go, but i did have a nice time. sat at a table with some canadians and australians and one american.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-fri.html
saturday 28 july
-i decided to skip the conference stuff in the morning and go and walk around the city. the first hour or so was alright but the second it was getting later in the day and so hot. ugh. hot. but i saw some more of the churches and ancient roman forum and whatnot. it was better than going to the conference. i then had to go back to the hotel and haul my stuff to the bus stop. i had thought i could take two buses and not have to walk but apparently that wasn't a good plan according to the guy at the desk so i did walk through town a bit to get the bus. that was rough but i got to the airport fine from there. and at least it was cooler in the airport.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/thess-sat.html
-my flight was on a little prop plane and had nice scenery out the window but i was super tired that i just wanted sleep but it was a short flight down to athens.
PHOTOS: http://blogographannex.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/flight-to-athens.html
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