These are more common in Europe, where school meals are not always provided, and students can opt to purchase things here or to bring their own lunches.
** Jason is aware of my love of pastitsio!
I live in an apartment in Pangrati. I think it's pretty much standard, because a lot of students here live in those high-rise type [apartments]. We live that way* because of my dad's work, so it's different from other students, but I think the area is awesome.
* Pangrati (Παγκράτι, in Greek) is a neighborhood in central Athens surrounded by parks and museums. I love it, but it's a little far from our school on the outskirts of the city — that's what Jason means by "that way."
This isn't technically "at home," but I work after school at my mom's [pharmacy]. It's a small, family-run thing, so the extra help is needed. I guess it counts as a sort of chore, because it's not the thing I'd choose to do, but here I am anyway to help. I also help with the cooking every now and then, which I find to be fun.
My dad is a doctor, and his office is right below our apartment. He's a GP*, so he sees lots of people for lots of things, and people in the neighborhood come to him with questions all the time. And my mom runs a Φαρμακείο ["pharmaceio," pharmacy] which sees a lot of A) his patients, B) our neighbors, or C) in some cases, both.
* GP: general practitioner; what we would call a "family doctor" in the U.S.
