It was a little cloudy this morning. After having some bread for breakfast, it was drizzling on our way back to the hotel. Although it was a dull start, we knew it wouldn’t be a gloomy day. Today was the first day of our three-day break. Most of us were traveling to Mykonos this weekend and Wen decided to stay behind and work on her project. She has decided to interview Demitra who is a local we have all befriended at a jewelry store. Our plan is to visit Mykonos Friday thru Saturday and end with Santorini on Sunday. 
We took the high-speed ferry heading to Mykonos. We assembled at the port at 10:50am. The ferry was a few minutes late. The ferry safety video featured three little kids, both in Greek and English. After the safety film, they played a Mr. Bean moviel; Ashley and Riley seemed to enjoy it. I could hear them giggle from my seat. When we arrived at our destination, the sky was still overcast. It took less than an hour to arrive at Mykonos. The ferry would be making two more stops after Mykonos. Everyone got up quickly as we heard the horn indicating we had reached our destination.
We left the port to find a quiet place to figure how to get transportation to the hotel. It seemed impossible to find a quiet place in Mykonos as there are people everywhere and traffic seems crazy and scary. We walked for about 45 minutes before were reached the bus stop. It took a lot of work to find the correct bus and we had to stop at local shops to ask for directions. After a very long walk we were able to buy our bus tickets and prepare for a day full of adventure.
Our hotel was located at the other side of the island. We walked through the beautiful white marble maze to reach the hotel. It was a brand new hotel in Mykonos. Everything in it is nice, new and white. After an hour of unpacking we headed into town to eat and explore Mykonos. We stopped at a mini market to purchase a few snacks and souvenirs. Then we found a restaurant near the beach where we enjoyed pasta and pizza. Our waiter at the restaurant told us that Mykonos is for “ The crazies”, and we all laughed.
We are all very excited to be here and cannot wait to take beautiful pictures and long lasting memories.
-Jiachi Liu