I'm back!

I'm back, and I'm heading out on my next great adventure... Princeton Theological Seminary. I have graduated from my undergraduate university and am heading to PTS this July. So I'm resurrecting the blog to keep everyone updated on my progress.
Blessings!

Well, it's over

I loved living in Greece. It was an eye-opening experience. I learned more in one semester than I did in my entire life. I sincerely hope everyone gets the chance to live in a different country at some time during their lives.

Thank you for your attention and good wishes.

Home

Hey. Just a quick update to say I finally got home safely. I'll put some ending stuff up this week.

:)

St. Nicolaos

Today is Saint Nicolaos' Saintday. He's the patron saint of Volos, so everything is shut down. As I passed by the large church I heard the most incredible singing. The church was so filled with music that it leaked out into a wide area around it. It was so wonderful.

Today I leave Volos. Tomorrow morning I fly home. I will update this blog again after I get home with pictures from the good-bye dinner and about my trip.

Thanks for stopping by.

December 5

Picture: My first day in Athens a long, long time ago in the National Gardens. From left to right: Will, Hilary, and Kyle.








My final presentation went very well, and our guests really liked it. They thought my concept was very original. I really liked seeing how everyone else's came together, too. Tonight is our going away dinner. It will be very bittersweet. We are all happy that our projects are done, but that also means that we have to leave Volos. Tomorrow Kara and I are going down to Athens. My flight is on Friday morning around 9:30. I get to change planes in Germany, go through customs in Philadelphia, and I get home around 8:30 Friday evening. That's 8:30pm home time. So it'll be early in the morning according to my body clock.
I can't believe that I'm leaving Volos tomorrow and Greece the day after tomorrow. I am really happy to be going home, but I can't really believe it.

Monday

Picture: Hilary and I in front of a Christmas tree on the waterfront
Today I learned that I received an A on my Greek final. I'm very happy with that result.

Yesterday we turned in our big, final projects. Mine ended up being around 25 pages. We are presenting them on Wednesday. Today the students in the Greek Culture and Place class are presenting their final class papers, so I get to take a break. Tomorrow we present our Mediterranean logbooks [thank God for spellcheck! I've been in the class the entire semester and still can't spell Mediterranean correctly!]. Mine is about Morocco and Casablanca. And on Thursday we have our exit interviews [not quite sure what those are about], and Kara and I will leave for Athens. Friday I fly home!

This is the end of the semester! Where did the time go?

Second to Last Week

This is our second to last week in Volos. It's almost time to go home! The semester has just flown by. Wasn't it just yesterday I was jet lagged in Athens wondering how I was going to get to the hotel? We're finishing up our FINAL PROJECTS. Mine is coming together really, really well. Today we turned in our Global Futures Final, so that is one more item I can check off my To Do list. I have completed my Mediterranean Cultures and Landscapes final even though it's not due for another week. :) All I have left to do is put my documents onto a CD-ROM for our Professor. My computer isn't letting me do that, so I'm going to find another computer to do that on. Our BIG final projects are due this Sunday, and we are presenting them next Wednesday. We will also be presenting them next semester at our home campus in America. The architects are working like maniacs on their designs. I am dotting the i's and crossing the t's. Everyone seems on track. I have started packing already so I can hopefully save some room by planning it out. Yesterday I was talking to my mom about what we're doing for Christmas. Wow. We're planning Christmas.
Kara said today, "I don't believe we're going home." It is hard to believe. It will be nice to go home. I miss home, but this was an experience of my lifetime. It has helped define the adult I am going to be.