Harry & Andrea

We leave for Greece in one week and a little less than 24 hours. And, my passport is still MIA. According to the U.S. Passport Agency–or whoever answers their phone after an interminable wait and several failed attempts to get through, my request that my passport be expedited last Friday was ignored. And I was offered the chance to drive to Chicago or DC to get it in case it doesn’t come in. So, I should probably say, countdown to Greece, God-willing. Please pray that God will provide my passport soon!

Here are a few random facts about Greece to peak your interest:

• 98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox
• It’s official name is The Hellenic Republic
• The weather today is ???
• Billy Zane is actually Billy Zanetakos, which is a Greek name. For a list of other celebrities with Greek heritage or to scan the Greek personals, see hellenism.net.
• The official Greek motto, which arose during the Hellenic Revolution is “Freedom or Death”. There are 9 lines in the Greek flag because of the 9 syllabus in the Greek pronunciation of this phrase.
• Ode on a Grecian Urn
• Greece is bordered by the countries Albania, the former Yugoslov Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey and the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas.
• 2% of the people who live in Greece are not Greek in heritage.
• The sharing place for Balkan music and dance.

-Facts taken from hellenism.net.