Within ten minutes of my arrival in Ios I knew that I would be leaving the next day. The extreme party atmosphere was compounded by the fact that 80% of the tourists were Italian. This mixture made the whole situation on the island seem very skeezy. The beach was also very disappointing. It's pretty small but since I got there early I was able to find a pretty nice spot. I spent the day lounging around, counting the hours until I could call home. I was feeling really frustrated and lonely; I'd met so many people so quickly when I was in Athens I didn't have the chance to be homesick. But, sitting alone on the beach with nothing to do made me long for home. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting from Ios, the island itself is quite beautiful, but the party scene was too much for me. Even though I am only 19 I feel way too old to indulge in over-the-top partying. I might not ever come back to Greece, so I don't want to spend what little time I have here drunk or hung over...