June 4th, 2007

"She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful & life was so short." Brian Andreas

Monday, June 4th, 2007
...I am on a slow moving bus aproximately 3 hours away from Athens, 4 hrs away from Ioannina, and some many more hours from Tirana (final destination). The past two weeks have been beautiful in the full meaning of the word. I realize that people today use the word beautiful more rarely, and even when they do use it, it's for mundane things such as clothing or the like. I closely relate the word beautiful with two things, nature and people, and we have been blessed by both so far.

More then ever I realize how important adventure is in my life. The health of my body and soul depend on it. Somewhere along the way you begin to change. You gain a deeper understanding, a new perspective, and a more aware state of mind. The eyes begin to thank you about the beauty that you are allowing them to see, and the soul is appreciative of the stories that it so much needed to hear.

It’s been a dream out here. The beaches with their changing skies and the crystal clear water, the ancient sites with so much history, the mountains with the endless greenery, and ohhh the sunsets… This change of scenery has done me plenty of good.