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I lived in Athens while working on a Phd in P Chem. Looking back on the two years I lived there before I dropped out to run my app business, I didn't realize at
by ginkgotree 4y ago
I lived in Athens while working on a Phd in P Chem. Looking back on the two years I lived there before I dropped out to run my app business, I didn't realize at the time what a perfect city it was to live in. There was _always_ an interesting show or art performance. And the concentration of graduate students and researchers meant you'd have the most interesting conversations in passing at the farmers market, etc.
- ethbr0 4y agoThe joke growing up there was that it was the only town where an undergraduate degree was required to work in food delivery (pizza, this was before apps), because the population was so academically overqualified. But on the other hand, it also spoke to the number of people who graduated and chose to stay there...