This isn't real.

One week left and it the fact that I will be flying to Greece in a little over a week still hasn't quite hit me yet. Despite my hours of reading, talking, and thinking about being in Greece, it still doesn't seem like something that is going to be reality. In the mean time, while my mind tries to wrap itself around the idea of being in one of the most historically rich countries in the world, I figured I would get started on this blog so that I can document my feelings before, after, and during the trip.

And by "get started on this blog" I mean: Try to figure out how blogging works. I've already spent about twenty minutes trying to figure out how to post this, and even now I'm not 100% sure that it will work. For all that my technologically-challenged mind knows I could just be typing this up in a word document that no one will ever read. But, in my heart there are people reading it, so I guess that's what really matters.

.....Seriously though, I really hope that I'm actually doing this right. I'm sure blogging will make more sense as I get used to it.

ANYWAYS

I feel that the time is drawing near. With just over a week left, I suppose things will start to get a little frantic around the house. It will start with my mom telling me that I need to pack, which in my mind will translate to: "Jimmy, there are still like 8 days left until you go to Greece, you have plenty of time so you should probably wait to pack until the night before you leave." Of course, I will listen to her advice and put off packing. After all,  packing is the least of my worries. I mean, I'm only going to be thousands and thousands of miles from home, in a foreign country that I've never been to, for over a month. Yeah, I can just pack in a couple of days.

In the meantime, between work and studying, my pre-Greece time will be well-spent....

Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects about this trip is the realization that I will be able to stand in some of the same spots that incredible historical figures such as Cleisthenes, Themistocles, and Pericles, stood over 2000 years ago. I mean, the people who laid the foundations for democracy, who contributed so much to western civilization....I will be standing were they stood. I don't know why, but something about that is incredible to me, and I can't wait. Until then, I will continue to enjoy my readings, and await the revelation that this trip is actually going to become a reality.

καληνύχτα!