While I love telling about my travel adventures and interesting experiences, I feel like I often neglect to highlight a certain large chunk of my life. AKA my job. I am working 40+ hours a week at the Dunes Golf Course at Costa Navarino. The job, or "internship" as we've come to call it, has… Continue reading Oh yeah… I have a day job
This past week, I had the privilege of playing numerous rounds of golf with a Russian man named Alexander. Known as “the orange bag guy” in the Staging Area, Alex made quite an impression with his tattoos, slick shades, and a fluorescent orange golf bag that would surely make Rickie Fowler proud. Alexander was a… Continue reading The Victory
Another epic adventure found me on my day off. I received a text on Monday night from Chase, one of my Air Force friends, saying, “do u want to go to Sparta tmrw?” I promptly replied, “Umm… yeah! What time?” Four guys, packed into a military issue van, picked me up early the next morning… Continue reading This Is Spartaaaa
I have been anticipating this week since the beginning of the summer. One of my best friends, Lisa, was going to be in Greece with the “Wheaton in the Holy Lands” group. We had emailed back and forth for weeks, hoping to coordinate a meeting point and spend some quality time together. On Tuesday, that… Continue reading Don’t worry, Mom. I’m totally fine!
I felt quite refreshed after my lunch. In fact, I decided that I was energized enough to continue exploring the hills, rather than heading back towards the beach. I reversed my way down the orange, spraypainted route and took the left-hand fork. Soon, the slope dropped away precariously beneath me and I had to cling… Continue reading Voidikilia Adventure (Part 2)
Voidokilia. I had heard the word dozens of times. It had taken me two weeks to figure out that it was the name of a specific beach in the area. People are rather picky about their beaches here. Every turn of the coastline brings about different wave patterns and wind conditions. Some beaches have bars… Continue reading Voidokilia Adventure (Part 1)
“Kalispera! Have you ever played golf?” The old man furrowed his bushy brows and walked quickly in the opposite direction. Another couple was heading my way, so I tried again. “Ya sas! Ti kanete? Would you like to take a golf lesson?” The husband laughed nervously, continuing to walk into the hotel. After he was… Continue reading The PR Girl
I have a serious problem. Apparently, nobody ever bothered to teach me the meaning of “day off”. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was back at the golf course on Tuesday, teaching my coworker, Thimios, how to play golf. I was totally blown away by his game—he’s already outdriving me!! (My bitterness about… Continue reading Air Force Ones
The minute I think things couldn't get more interesting around here, I am proved seriously wrong. Every morning I get to the golf course with very little knowledge of what the day will hold. I like working in the mornings; we pull out all the golf carts (ahem... buggys) we'll need that day and make… Continue reading Home on the Range
1) You tell everyone you meet to "Have a nice round" instead of "Have a nice day" 2) You don't find change in the bottom of the washing machine-- you find golf tees 3) The only white part left on your shoes is where you accidentally sprayed them with white paint while marking circles around… Continue reading You Know You Work at A Golf Course When…
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