On this the third day of the second heat wave for Athens, I can not stand being cooped up any more. I set my alarm for 6:30 this morning and went for a longer walk than usual, came back and took a shower. I wanted to go to Haidari today but Theodosia does not want me to go anywhere because of the heat. This morning, a thick haze blots out the sun and obscures the view. The temperature is already 76.
For the past two days I have been in my room with the shutters closed and the A/C on, making only occasional trips downstairs to the 'fridge for water or iced tea. The temperature in the second floor hall outside my room was easily 100 yesterday. Downstairs in the living room is better, but I can not use my computer there as the wireless signal is weak there. So my days are a rotating series of: work on the computer, study Greek, watch TV, translate the newspaper headlines, and read the only English language book available, "Kennedys".
Greeks pay about one Euro a month as part of their phone bill and for that they get 35 channels of TV, including CNN, talk shows, Greek version of Deal or No Deal, pre-school animated education in both Greek and English (I am an avid student), American, French and Turkish movies with Greek sub-titles and the Eurosport channel, and much more. I have become a fan of the Tour de France. I researched it on the internet enough to understand more of what's going on and can follow the top competitors on the TV. Today there will be another stage of the race and it will help pass the time. Theodosia has students all day and into the evening but this is the last week and then she will have a well-deserved vacation.
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