Journeying with indecisiveness is the title for today's post mostly because I haven't decided how I feel yet.
Me? Indecisive? Never.. ;)
Of course I have the feeling of excitement and the 'ready for adventure' attitude running through my veins, but the feelings of anxiety and nervousness are beginning to over-power those 'happy' feelings. The thought of being away from my family, my booskis, and my friends for 3 1/2 months kills me .. until I remind myself that I'll be spending the majority of my time on a small island in GREECE. I get to meet new people, explore, be spontaneous, and best of all, travel! Overall, I just have to keep telling myself that all will be okay as long as I have faith. The Lord will help me through any tough times I may encounter - therefore, I need to stay positive and optimistic.
Things have changed a little since my last entry. I still leave the 2nd and arrive in Athens on the 3rd, but Micah, Stoli, and I have decided to fly to Xios Sunday morning. It's only a 45 min flight, so we'll be able to have an extra day -- unlike taking a 7 1/2 hr ferry and losing half a day. Of course the flight is more expensive, but at this point, time is money. We want to spend as much time on the island as possible. While we're there, we will be staying with Micah and Stoli's cousins' house to save money and travel up and down the East coast to visit various beaches. We will also visit my family and I'll finally be able to meet my Yiayia (be prepared for some tears), as well as my cousins, Thea Roula, and my dad's Theo, who he hasn't seen in 50 years! (Which he is very excited about might I add!) My dad also promised to take me around the city and show me the home in which he was raised, his old school, the hill that he wrecked his brand new bike on, where my Papou used to work, and the restaurant where my dad was given his first job.
I know that at this time, my dad and I, both, will be on Cloud 9.
We'll leave Xios Thursday afternoon or evening (we haven't bought our flight yet so I'm not sure on the times) and head back to Athens. We'll fly in, grab a taxi, and head down to the hostel where the rest of the program is staying. We'll then jump on a ferry at 6 am and be on our way to Paros -- my new home.
Micah will stay a couple days before he heads back to Athens via ferry. He is hoping to plan another trip out in November, so lets keep our fingers crossed on that one!
After that, Stoli and I are on our own. Oh the adventures we will have.....
Until next time -
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