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Inauguration of New Dictations



Hello, and welcome to my little niche in the vast and wonderful mass of wire and silicon that we lovingly call the Internet.  I really should introduce myself, shouldn't I? My name is Angela, and I will be your narrator.

On January 1st, 2009, I'll be heading to Athens, Greece for 25 days on a study abroad program. I'll be living in an apartment in Plaka, the old section of Athens. I think it's similar to the French Quarter in New Orleans, so I'm really looking forward to staying in the area. I've read that the neighborhood's a bit commercialized, but the architecture alone will probably blow my mind. Plaka is also really close to the Acropolis, the ancient temple of Athena. (The original Acropolis was was razed by the Persians during one of their wars. What we see today isn't the first Acropolis, but what millenia-old building isn't renovated, restored, damaged or destroyed? We're talking about a birthday in the BCE here, people.) 

Everyone's probably heard about the insane, rioting anarchy civil unrest in Greece. I'm pretty sure that the disturbance will have calmed enough by the time we get there. I can also understand why the Greek youth is upset; who isn't with current state of the world? We, as a generation, stand to inherit a graceless world with a lop-sided economy, a war we have little hope of justifying, policies that hurt people rather than help them, a horrible international reputation and a host of other problems that I'd rather not get into at the moment. But yeah, I get why the Greeks are rebelling. I might not agree with the fighting itself, but the reasons behind the turmoil definitely need to be addressed; the rest of the international community should do some serious self-reflection. 

As you've probably guessed, I'm going to turn this blog into a travel journal for the next month. So stay tuned for the next episode of Vox Angelae!
 


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