Something New

“We will arrive at Athens about 12pm on July 11th, and around 2pm, you would be standing in front of the Parthenon and marvel at the incredible 2500 year-old building”, Professor Katula went on to paint a mental picture of the great cultural monument for us. He planned the itinerary to the hours. There are arrangements for 80% of the time for the whole month there. Ironically he still told us “Greece Happens”, just go with the flow and prepare for impulsive travel plans.

It just hit me that all of it is going to happen for real. Pretty soon I’ll have to worry about stacking up sun block lotions (of course the kind I would not have an allergic reaction to) and exchanging dollars for Euros. I can’t wait to see the tiny streets lined with little cafes in which people drink tea for hours; the women in their sundresses and the men in linen pants; the beach and cliffs of the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea, and last but not least the grandeur of all the eroding antiquities.

The excitement of the Greece trip suddenly makes trivial the daily drama I have now. Why fight over little things? Why fret about plans for the weekend? There is really no time for worrying. I only have three and a half months of 2006 left for my family and friends. I am going to miss some of their birthdays, Halloween frenzy, and thanksgiving dinners. Now I will try to spend as much time as possible with the friends who had always been there.

The start of this blog is in response to something new in my life: a happy anticipation of the future. But looking into the future I began to appreciate the past and present, appreciate the people and things I already have.

Okay maybe the first post is a little emotional, but hey, it's the first post.