O Mikros Prigipas

I bought "O Mikros Prigipas" which is "The Little Prince" in Greek! I also bought an English-Greek and Greek-English dictionary. I walked into a book store today and said to the lady behind the desk "Tha ithela aghoraso ena lexiko...anglika-elinika" which means "I would like to buy a dictionary...English-Greek." I actually wanted one that also went from Greek to English but I didn't think too hard about that fact at the moment. I was too concentrated on getting the Greek words out right. I stuttered a little but it felt so good to actually talk Greek with someone. But anyway, I had a reason to buy the dictionary other than the obvious fact of having a useful reference. I've started to translate Little Prince! I won't do it all obviously but it's fun having one of my favorite books in Greek be my teacher for the Greek language. Less intimidating than a textbook.

I also attempted to speak Greek while buying a pastry at a bakery (I said "Tha ithela aftos" which I thought meant "I'd like that") and I said it quickly and confidently but I realize now that I think I said "I'd like he". I'm not sure though, haha. Later I stopped at a snack and drink shop and got a Coke Zero. I said the same thing while pointing at a Coke - "That ithela aftos". She knew I didn't know Greek. At the end I said "Efharisto", which means, "Thank you". She said "You're welcome" but then soon after, to humor me, said in a joking and drawn-out, make-fun-of-American way, "Parakalo" (You're welcome) and smiled. It was all in good fun though. I liked it. A lot.

S-man.

P.S. Cody called me "Stodmeister" tonight. I told him that so many people have chosen that nickname for me randomly and without influence from others. I deduced that it must just be a good nickname for me - my universal alias. Haha.

P.P.S A little piece of info from a couple of days ago when I went through airport security (for the second time after traveling 7 hours from Boston to Zurich, Switzerland!) I was SOOO tired that I accidentally groped one of the security women who was stacking the bins (the bins that hold the stuff going through the X-ray machine). I was just trying to reach for my bag which was near her chest! I was nervous because I didn't want to act all tired and loopy so I was trying to move with confidence. But lo and behold, the back of my hand totally rubbed against her right boob.