Week 8: Beginning to PANIC
Aahh! It’s been such a hectic week that I am so late posting this. Although I am not sure people actually read my blog. Nonetheless, it’s really bothering me that I haven’t posted. I did a lot of things: I went to the Archaeological Museum (which is actually down the road from where I am staying, I should have gone sooner), it was Greek Independence Day on Wednesday (in celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821), I went to Glyfada Beach, and it was the WOW Festival 2026 at the weekend.
I am still working on creating jewellery from the casts, but my workflow felt quite disjointed this week because I had two days off in the middle. And soldering was not my friend. And since I didn’t really have a lot of time in the workshop this week, I have started to panic. I have so much to do still, and SO much I want to do, and there is only a month left. How am I supposed to do everything?! *brain glitching
So, I cannot remember if I have already touched on this point, but some museums have either a student discounted/free entry ticket or an under-25 discounted/free ticket. When I was in Corinth a couple of weeks back, it was the latter, and this rule only applies to European nationals, not the UK. So, when I went with my flatmate to the Archaeological Museum, I had already prepared myself to pay the full ticket price, but the lady was so sweet; she let me have the under-25 admission, and it was free. That was so nice of her. <3 If you don’t know, this museum is humongous. On Google, it estimates 3-4 hours for how long it takes to walk through the whole building, and we were only able to manage the ground floor - but that was also because it became really crowded, and it became difficult to walk through the rooms. I will try to go back at some point before I leave because it is definitely worth going to. My favourites are all the small animal sculptures.
On Greek Independence Day, there is a huge military parade. It was so daunting and a bit terrifying to watch all the military personnel and vehicles, and weapons drive past with aircraft overhead. And there was no music, no marching band or anything, just the commotion of the audience lining the streets. It was impressive, but again, overwhelming and scary. But other sectors were acknowledged, like the Red Cross and firefighters, which was really joyous to see. By the time the Parliament soldiers (the ones who perform the changing of the guard) came out, I had had enough. And since almost everyone came to watch the parade, the rest of the city was like a ghost town.
On Thursday, I headed to Glyfada Beach. It was lovely weather, perfect for just sitting on the sand and watching the ebb and flow of the waves. I spent my time looking for pebbles and sea glass and made a tiny, tiny rock sculpture, which I am sure did not last very long, as it was a bit windy. But it was a nice and relaxing day.
I had never heard of the WOW (Women of the World) Festival before, but there were so many events, like talks and performances, available. It was held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Park - and Niarchos is the funding body for the residency I am on at the ILJM - which is very pretty, but quite far to get to. I wish I had been able to attend more of the events, but I was at the museum… On Sunday, though, I went to the roller party, and on Monday I will be going to see Imany, a French singer. I will let you know how the concert goes!
04 April 2026
