http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/JeffreyFLeon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from JeffreyFLeon en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:16:31 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:16:31 +0000 It took a few days to get rolling but taking over as supervisor or PittBoss as the undergrads I have been working with prefer to call me of trench 4400 has been entirely worth it. At first however I was totally and completely lost. Last Monday morning at 645 AM I found myself flipping through the trench notebook and being completely baffled as to what was going on elevation measur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-416536.html As I write tonight I'm sitting out on the back porch of Georgou's pronounced Yourgo taverna enjoying a cold Mythos the local Greek beer and watching the sun set over Mirabello bay. It's hard to believe I've been in Mochlos for over a week now. I arrived in Mochlos last Monday after my spelunking adventure at Skoteino and I was on a boat out to Mochlos island and the archaeological site a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-414488.html In rather characteristic fashion this week started off slow sensing a pattern here. Last Monday I was slated to help Kroni the Center's professional photographer take pictures of the Minoan site of Petras Petrahs. Petras is a major Bronze Age site with evidence for human occupation from the Neolithic through Late Bronze Age and it features a Late Bronze Age administrative complex a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-411921.html This week started off rather slowly. Monday and Tuesday featured me sitting at the center checking my email 4000 times reading up on the world news and doing some research in the library here at INSTAP. I shouldn't complain really since I've had time to catch up on some work. Then I spent my evenings making friends with a local taverna owner named Manoles and by default practicing my Greek http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-408463.html Yia sas from Crete It's been a busy week but as I write today I'm sitting on the back porch at the center waiting for my laundry to finish and reflecting on a good but tiring seven days. I've got a lot to say three projects in one week so feel free to read any all or none of this Also thanks for the kind emails I'm glad people are interested in what I'm up to and hope these blogs http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-406430.html This is my first blog for my stay in Crete. I'll try to do at least one a week for the next 5 or 6 weeks with pictures so you all can keep track of what I'm up to. This is also my first blog ever so I apologize if it ends up being long confusing or uninteresting so please bear with me.I arrived in Crete on Friday afternoon after a long trip from New York JFK through Paris Charles De Gaulle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Rethymno/blog-403859.html