Final day in Rome

So much has happened since my last blog! Where to start.... I had the best gelato ever the other night! I had mint chocolate chip and nutella flavors. The cone was even dipped in chocolate and covered in sprinkles! Yum Yum.
So I have been traveling for the last two days and I am now in Athens! We took a 4 hr. train ride, 30 minute walk to the ferry, 14 hr. ferry ride, 4 hr. bus ride, and finally a 15 minute walk to our hostel. It was a hike and we are very tired, but we made it! The ferry was an awesome way to travel. It was like a mini cruise ship. You could either purchase deck tickets (in which you slept on the deck of the boat), air seats (which were 100 airplane seats in one big room), or cabin room tickets. We purchased the air seats and slept in a chair with many other people awkwardly next to us. Haha but it was still very nice! There were restaurants, bars, and even a small casino. The staff was very friendly and we happened to pass by 12 students from Iowa.
So this morning when I woke up early on the ferry, I went upstairs on the deck of the boat and read a book that my best friend gave to me called, "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. From where I was sitting I watched the sun rise over the ocean, the sail boats along side of us, and the mountains along the shoreline of Greece. It was an incredible sight. I sat there and thought alot about my adventure and what I had learned so far from "The Alchemist." Through the things that have been changing back at home and through only a few days abroad, I feel like my life has been changing.

"To realize ones destiny is a persons only obligation" -The Alchemist

I have learned that in order to find ones own destiny you must go beyond your comfort zone and follow every good opportunity that comes along your path. That is what will lead you to your dream.

"Every blessing ignored, becomes a curse" -The Alchemist
"when every day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises" -The Alchemist

So take risks, and seize opportunities . Never be saddened but be happy for what you have. So.. as cheesy as it may seem, I have started my own "Personal Legend" and my own dream. I want to travel places where I don't know the language, and then learn that language. I want to read more books to widen my horizon and learn about more cultures. I want to explore the natural world and seize every opportunity.
This adventure in Europe has helped me meet new people and experience new things. It is changing my perspective of life and everything in it! I hope that if you are reading this, that you too get the same opportunity to travel; like I did. And I hope that if you do stumble upon the opportunity that you take it and live it up!
YA YA (Bye Bye)