[an error occurred while processing this directive]  Journal 11
Arriving in Athens last Wednesday was a mindblowing experience.
We had officially begun the last leg of our journey in the
Middle East. Definately a bittersweet feeling. Leaving
Israel/West Bank where I had begun to feel a connection with the
people, the culture and the land was more difficult than I
expected. However, the pace at which we move from place to place
on this cross cultural pushes one to move forward and not dwell
too terribly long on the places we leave behind. And so we moved
to Athens and jumped right into "The Christian Movement in the
Meditteranean."  The whole program in Greece switched gears
completely from our Israel experience. The first day in Athens,
Linford gave us a short lecture on Paul's journey to Athens,
atop of the aeropagus- a high place in the ancient city
overlooking the vast expanse it has become today. Following the
lecture, we were given a sheet with various places to visit and
some space for reflections. Asi