Cyprus: The Beginning

You all might be wondering why I have not started a blog earlier. However, I wanted to wait till it became close to my travels so I can keep it over flowing non-stop with every city I stop in. Yet I can’t avoid the fact that I have been in Cyprus for about a month so it’s time for me to explain what I have been up to!

While the second I stepped off the plain and saw palm trees, my feelings of missing New York went away real fast. In the midst of 20 feet of snow, I forgot what it felt like to actually feel sunshine on your face.

The first week there we did a walking tour of the capital Nicosia, which is where I will be “studying.” During the day we went through the old city to all the historical landmarks and as we walked down the narrow roads with cement style buildings I was feeling more and more like I was in Greece. The more modern part of the city still has a cultural flair to it, along with about three Top Shop stores, so I can’t complain; however my bank account might.

So when it comes to nightlife we of course wasted no time finding every club in the city, befriending locals and raging till 5am every chance we could. Back at Quinnipiac the though of toads staying open till 5am would just never happen, however in the land of Europe they understand and enjoy all that life has to offer. Which means going out for coffee at seven, dinner at around ten and partying from 12:30/1 until the sunrises. It is similar to a New York City vibe, but then you can add students from every continue: Europe, Middle East, Africa. You name a country; Cyrus probably has a student or two from there. I never thought I would be at a party with so much cultural contact, but it has been pretty amazing to communicate and encounter so many walks of life. However the eye rolling after you say “I’m from America” it completely natural and disappears quick enough.

So basically my days consists of stuffing my face with gyromania (just a little taste of heaven, and conveniently located next to my apartment) class occasionally since it’s practically always canceled and walking to the coffee shops where I sit in the sun and stare at palm tress thinking about how luck I am to be in such paradise.

Since I never really choose this program for Cyprus, but more for the traveling aspect, it has been a pleasant surprise thus far!

αντίο xo,

Lindsey