A Big Fat Triathlon Blog: Update

Hey guys! I hope everyone is ready for the holidays! I know I am! As you know Thanksgiving isn't a holiday here in Europe, but because I am at an American school we still get a 4 1/2 day weekend!! So, some of my American friends and I are heading over to Vienna for the holiday!!! I am looking forward to being in a new country and getting to spend some quality time with my new friends. While in Athens, I don't really get to see too many of them on a daily basis, so it is nice when we go on vacation because then we can relax and just chill.

At the beginning of the month I was able to go to England with the cross country team and it was a great experience! Although it rained the day of the meet, the kids were great and just went with it. They were also excited for a new and different opportunity (since we hadn't had much rain in Greece until now...). We also got to tour around London and also go to Windsor Castle. It's like I am living a dream...oh wait I am. I am living my dream. :)

The other day as I was waking (I do a lot of that since I don't have a car) I was reflecting upon my life here in Greece and how content I am. Although I left all of my friends and family in America, I feel as though I have a fantastic group of people in my life here. I just feel so fortunate and so lucky for the life that I live and I thank all of you for being a part of it. So far in every stage of life I have had such awesome friends and awesome opportunities that have made me into the person that I am today. I thank you all for that. My Punahou friends, my Willamette friends, my Utah friends, and my Hawaii friends, you all have been such an important part of my life and I would not be the person I am today if you weren't a part of my life. So in the season of Thanksgiving, THANK YOU!!!

Arachova, Greece. This is a quaint town in Greece. The school organized a trip so my friend Aryn and I hopped on the bus and saw the country side of Greece.