I’m sorry I’m late!! We flew from Athens to Crete yesterday and I forgot the day — I will try to remember better next week. Time makes no sense to me anymore. At least it is early back there, so it will send barely into Saturday. How are you doing? How is school going?
The last week has been hectic. I’ve been on three planes and seen a ridiculous amount of historical sites. We had a layover in Montreal on the way to Athens, which Aaron doesn’t think qualifies as having been to Canada, which I think is wrong. What do you think? I’ve taken over fifty (not exaggeration) cat pictures. There are so many, so many cats. Just about an hour ago I pet a friendly one next to a restaurant. He bit me the few times he rolled over (while purring, very mixed signals), but there isn’t rabies here so I don’t have to worry. Isn’t that wild?? There were cats at the Parthenon. I wish I were a cat at the Parthenon, sleeping on the marble. God’s most beloved creations are cats sleeping on marble. There was also a cat at Athens’ Roman Agora (imperialism) and she was so cute and friendly, sleeping in the shadow of a column.
I brought the locket with your face inside with me, though I haven’t taken it outside. It’s a symbolic way of bringing you with me. The heat is so much I’m afraid of the metal making me sweatier, burned, or the chain becoming damaged. I hope to take it out in the evening soon. Perhaps on the early morning hike we’re going to take soon.
If I can remember, I will send you pictures once we’re staying somewhere with better Wifi. We saw northern lights near Greenland on the way from Montreal to Athens. They were pale and not quite green unless you looked at them through the camera, which made their color more brilliant, like in typical photos of northern lights. Mom and I took many pictures. Perhaps that would be something nice to send between the old architecture.
With love,
Alice