February 4, 2000

This is so much fun! Today started at 5am when we got up to get ready for the trip. We took a cab to school because our bags were heavy and it was raining. We had our own bus so it was so cool. Almost everybody fell asleep right away. We made our first stop and McDonald's and had some ice cream. It is just as good but much smaller. Joanna had the good seat and slept more but I could not do it. Then we stopped for lunch in Amfilohia. It was like a cafeteria with lots of different fodos. I made Joanna give me the good seat the rest of the way and I slept.  We reached Ioannena at about 4pm. Our hotel is really cute. It is a sports center or something. I forced myself to the front of the line so we could get a four person room. We stayed with Melanie and Minne. It is really good because we are finally spending quality time with other people. We got the nicest room out of everyone. We are the only ones with a bathtub and a space heater. We all went downstairs for some tea to kill time. The whole group met later and we drove to the city center. We split up and just walked around. It is gorgeous here. The mountain tops have some snow. But it is unbelievably windy and you cannot stand outside. We ran into some kids and they started throwing rocks at us. Little brats. Then we all went to a restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious, especially the octopus. We were all taking pictures like crazy. Some people got totally carried away on the wine. We were so loud. It was hilarious. After that we went to the bus to head home except that our bus driver was drunk. He gets on the microphone and goes "You guys might think I am a little drunk, well I am" and "I am a good guy, but that was good wine". So we had to wait for him to sober up. Every went and got Bailey's ice cream. When he finally started driving, he was taking the most wild turns. At one point he could not make a turn so our tour guys got out and moved a car. It was such a Mentos commercial. We finally made it home. Now we are sitting here saying scary stories and they want me to stop writing so I should. I am really loving this.