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holy democracy sappho!
this is a view of athens from the acropolis. i can't wait to take my own picture.
my friend gl has suggested that i create a journal of my expectations of my trip, and then go back and fill in what my actual experiences were. i think i'm going to do it. only in blog form. what else hahahaha.. but seriously.. until i create the blog, i'll write it here and then move all those entries over there.
the more time i spend at the lesvos travel pages the more i'm convinced that my decision to spend most of my time on lesvos is a solid one. it is such a beautiful island. and so slow paced. i'll be excited to see athens, but i know i'll be overwhelmed after leaving the slow paced life of the island.
i've talked to my mom about my preparations and i know i've got my head on straight about everything.
my passport photos are done. i made copies of my tickets and have placed my tickets away for safe keeping, the copies are going in a folder for more safe keeping. medical inssurance will cover me. i know which pack i'm going to take, and i just read about the athens airport and that has just solidified my decision to take only carry-ons.
anyhow. i hope i end up meeting people there. i hope i make connections with the land and the culture and the island of sappho and the water.
i worry that i might freak out, loose it, etc.. because i'l get so tired from the flights and the ferry. i worry that i'll get overwhelmed. i worry that i'll get lonely. i worry about being so far away from the cats, from my family, from my friends, from virginia, from oregon, from gl and randy, miriam and the valley, dr. c and my therapist, perry and marsha.
but it is only 2 weeks, and i do have 5 months to prepare for it. and i will have drugs to take. and as with everything i do i will be more prepared than i need be. i will research and buy the cheapest phonecards in case i need to call back to oregon or virginia in case of emergency, and my stepfather and i will be in the same timezone so contacting him *might* be easier.
i won't be able to take my duck that i sleep with every night, so i'll have to find something else, something smaller, to sleep with. thats the biggest concern i have right now as far as comfort goes. thats an issue i'll bring up with the therapist.
i make a big deal about everything. i'm going to be traveling a far way by myself for 2 weeks by myself. i am excited and nervous. i can't wait and yet i know that when the time comes to leave i will be reticent to do so. my heart will fall and my stomach will be full of butterflies. i know that when i arrive in london all my doubts will be left behind, yet when i go to sleep in bed for the first time across the atlantic my homesickness will come flying into my heart. i know that boarding the ferry to lesvos will bring thoughts of great adventure. i know that slipping my body into the same thermal springs that artemis is thought to have used will be magical. yet i know my limits.
so.
holy democracy sappho. brooke prepares for the dream of a lifetime :)
Posted by brooke at October 27, 2002 08.30.42 PM
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I'm sure that you'll find some nifty folks to hang with while you're over there, even just for a nice dinner. And you'll have a fab time!
Posted by Roni at October 28, 2002 9:00 AM
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