A Summer in Review
Today is supposedly the unofficial end of summer, but that didn't stop us from acting like the goofballs we are. The night was full of heated ping pong matches, 2nd grade level question and answer books, and to top it off, football in the rain. Who said summer was over? Not I. There is nothing more fun than frolicking in the rain. It's been too long since I last had done it. But this was only the icing on the cake for an already awesome summer.
Summer kicked into high gear only a few days after the final school bell rang. I hopped on an airplane, traveled to Chicago, changed planes and flew to London, and boarded yet another plane on its way to Athens. I was in the birthplace of civilization and it was nothing like I imagined. It was too modern, to noisy, and way to dirty. How can you go from the pinnacle of civalization to way behind the times in a span of 2000 years. The highlight of my time in the mainland of Greece was Acrocorinth. The enormity of the place was amazing, but the fact that it was high atop a small moutain made it even more impressive. The view of the surronding area was spectacular, too. The best part of Greece overall was the island of Paros. It was a prime example of an island where the citizens live to give their guests an amazing beahc get-away. Everyday life focused around making money off the guests while keeping them happy. The beaches were amazing and the water was crytal clear, but cold.
Egypt was the complete opposite of the beatiful island of Paros. It was dirty, noisy, and uncomfortably hot. But the sights were equally as amazing. We traveled round the country in buses, trains, boats, and taxis so we could see all that Egypt had to offer. We saw the incredible Pyrmaids of Giza that towered aboce the surroundiung desert. The Sphinx, though small in stature, was an awesome sight. I also got the chance to see the sacarphogus of King Tut, including the cermonial burial mask. The amount of deatial and jewels that are part of the mask are astounding. It was great to finally see it after seeing many pictures of it in my life. Also on the trip, we rode on the Nile and went to the Valleys of the Kings and Queens.
The trip was incredible, but I was eager to get back to the States to play in the state soccer tournament. One day I was in the Greece, the next morning I was in Boqwling Green to play soccer. Functioning after lots of jet lag and little sleep was quite hard. My team had lost its first game of the season while I was gone but we were ready to win state. It wasn;t meant to be though. Our season came to an end when a ill-timed collapsed of concenttration allowed the other team to demolish oujr defense. But the season was still succesful and lots of fun. The team was amazing and fun to play wiht and be around. One of the highlights of my summer was our dinner at Longhorn following our second game. We must have driven Misty nuts. But I still got my free desert.
After that, my usual summer routine began. Lazy days by the pool and hanging out with friends. Some highlights of the rest of my summer were playing paintball for the first time, going to the Warped Jr. concert, and once again going to the opening day of the Ky State Fair. this time our shceme to get cheap tickets actaully paid off and we won third place. Now, its itme for school again. The dreaded long days and early mornings. i'm not prepared for this.
