Greece. This is definitely not the first country outside of the United States that I had anticipated visiting, but when the opportunity presented itself in the winter of 1993, I figured why not.

I attended the Academy of the Holy Angles High School in Richfield, Minnesota and at that time I was taking history classes with a marvelous teacher. Out of all of the teachers I've ever had I would say that Dr. Giesen was the best. She was intelligent, sarcastic and inspired her students to want to le...