Homeward Bound Eve

Today is our last official day on the island of Santorini and there are no words to express my feeling about the past month and going home. This month long journey has been truly amazing and I can't believe that I have to say goodbye to my newfound home tomorrow. That's just it. Studios Marios and all of Kamari have become a second home for all of us Cobbers. We've laughed, we've stumbled, and we've cried. It's been the trip of a lifetime and has strengthened bonds with new friends and Cobberhood, it's something that has reigned in the idea that "Once a Cobber, Always a Cobber." There's no better way that I would have wanted to spend this past May then with 30 other beautiful Cobber people.

In true Pirate's of the Caribbean fashion, pirate ship and all, we spent our morning hiking the active volcano of Santorini and swimming in the hot springs nearby. Tonight, we're going out with a bang and having one last crazy night on the island complete with a barbecue and a night out on the town. Some of us may or may not be sleeping on the beach and waking up to the sunrise on our final morning of the trip. We are leaving for the Santorini airport tomorrow evening and will enjoy a wonderful 9 hour layover, just a 45 minute flight from where we've called home for the past month. It may or may not be a whole new rendition on the Real World, "Real World: Athens Airport." After that we'll make a less than brief stop in France where we'll catch our long flight back to 'Murrica. And for the final leg of our trip, we'll catch one final flight to Hector International where we'll part ways and begin to slide back into American culture. It will just be another one of those beautiful stories we'll have to tell our friends and families, that will start a little something like this, "When I lived in Greece..."

Here are some of the things I'll miss from my second home,

1. Having bread, Tzatiki, olive oil, and vinegar at every meal.

2. Listening to the waves roll in.

3. The maid making my bed everyday.

4. Friday night feasts with great friends, food, and dancing.

5. A pool outside my door.

6. The locals.

7. Exchanging makeup for sunscreen.

8. Salty air.

9. Wearing real clothes means anything other than a swimsuit.

10. Swearing...in Greek.

11. Gyro Stop.

12. And last but not least, BISOU, the dog from the hotel.