Hey everyone! I just got done with our second mixer. I kind of feel like I'm trying out for a social club again. It's fun though to learn things about people.
Today we made a trip to Sounion-- it was about an hour away. On top of this mountain, the rubble of Athena's temple is located and many columns from Posideon (the god of the sea)'s temple. It was beautiful. Surrounding it was the blue Aegean sea with small mountain islands springing up, sitting like giant lily pads upon the sea. I just posted some pictures on facebook of it actually. I will admit, I am not usually very observant. While here though, I find myself looking out windows and I can't seem to take my eyes off of the landscape. "How Great Thou Art" runs through my head and I wonder how anyone could believe that all this "just came to be."
On the tour bus, we heard some myths about the story behind where we visited today. I will try to get this right. Apparently, Poseidon gave a gift to King Minos of Crete. It was a bull that rose out of the water. Minos did not do with the gift what Poseidon thought he should, so he put a curse on him-- and the king's wife ended up falling in love with a bull. She did what you do when you're in love (if you get my drift..haha) and ended up creating minotaurs-- half human/half bull. All the minotaurs would live in this temple and every so often men and women were chosen to go in there and become minotaur snacks. It goes on and on. It's hard to believe that people believe these stories, yet as I pondered this on the bus I realized that it's the faith that makes them real. Many Bible stories are very unlikely and miraculous, yet we accept them as truth. It is what they have heard since birth. Now, don't go thinkin' I believe in minotaurs. Haha.
We had pizza and we're watching a movie right now. I don't know if I can stomach it thought. 300. About the Spartans. It's historical, but very violent. I might go work out in our cool workout room. I have been doing Tae Bo with Billy Blanks. Haha. Love ya'll.
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