Night 0 and Day 1

Flight to Frankfurt with Condor Airlines went as comfortably as possible. Airline I went on had TV's on each chair and decent leg space. I took a night flight departing at 8pm Baltimore time and arriving at 9am Frankfurt time (8h of actual flight + time zone differences). The Frankfurt airport was humongous, me not knowing an ounce of German wasn't all that hindered. They had bilingual signs all over the place. Only problem that I encountered was the 9h layover I had. I spent a lot of time walking across the terminal and finding the niche spots. Airport had several relaxation zones, a couple smoking cubes, a gaming station, and a movie station. I opted to relax and try to get some sleep. Flight to Athens was uneventful. I got placed on a middle seat and 2h later I landed. My professor and three classmates where waiting for me at the exit and we drove towards the house we'd be staying at for the next three weeks. On our way there, my professor, Dr. Lane, gave us the scenic route and showed us all the view points you can see for the road. Not much else to see but the night lights of the city, however, it was worth pulling over and observing the night life. The house is in a city in the middle of nowhere, hour drive from Athens, and 30min drive from Thebes. The house is resides above an under-construction lobby and is spacious enough to house 5 guests.

Next day we wake up at 8 and head out to see where the dig is located and it's nearby ancient ruins. I won't go in to details mainly because all of the information left shortly after being received but the view was nice. After 2pm we went shopping for essentials, had a late lunch, a required nap, then cleaned the house. 8pm rolls by and we go down to a local restaurant, whose owner will be our weekly chef. We pay her €50 a week and we get fed 2x over apparently. We've already got leftovers and it's only the first day, I have a feeling we won't go starving. We're planning on waking up at 6 so I'm off to sleep by 9:30.