Thursday, May 9

After breakfast and class, we went back to Upper Paphos as a group. We ate lunch together and I tried bean casserole and salad, but I didn't like it much. We then had free time to shop, and I bought artwork as gifts for friends. My roommates and I returned to Paphos Gardens (the hotel we were staying at) and walked to the beach to watch the sunset. We noticed a large amount of dead seagrass and rocky coastline, which sparked interest in how climate change is affecting Cyprus. We also discussed earthquake and tsunami risks, which we found was not super high. For dessert, I had a bubble waffle cone with bananas and strawberries from Frozen Scoops (an ice cream shop on the boardwalk which would end up being our favorite dessert spot.) We visited the castle on the boardwalk, bought cute matching bracelets, then returned to the apartment to sleep.