I have discovered that while 8am classes are tragically early and not at all agreeable when I’ve gone to bed at two o’clock the night before, they ARE very conducive to productivity. Because once I have roused myself at this ungodly hour, I have in a sense already begun to “seize the day”. There isn’t even the possibility for wasted time on these 8am days. My seminar classes, lasting from 8 to 1 take up a large portion of the day but still allow me to accomplish work in the afternoon and work at the Cyber in the evening….plus time with friends which helps to maintain my sanity.

But! All of this eight o’clock nonsense will be over in only three weeks! (Which is when my Seminar in Europe classes end and my spring break begins!). We actually just got our itinerary the other day and i am consequently ECSTATIC! Having a tangible schedule of our time abroad has definitely increased my excitement x 1000000.

On March 18, our lovely little group of thirty-six will gather up at the Cleveland airport, zip up to New York and then fly our way over to Greece! I can’t even wrap my mind around being. in. Greece. After all of the studying we’ve done of these European cultures, getting to see and experience them is going to be doubly as incredible as it would have been if we’d just gone without the courses. Anyway, I think Greece and France have tied for first as the two countries i am most excited to visit. Can’t wait. I’ll have to post updates as to what I think once I’ve placed these two feet of mine on their soil. Until then. Or, just until more personal discoveries or realizations I guess.