Item

Athens for a Month

Title (Dublin Core)

Athens for a Month

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Description (Dublin Core)

During the COVID-19 pandemic I determined to go back to college. At that time, in 2020, I was 38 years old. Most of my life I worked in construction and related industries. From 2009 to 2011, as a result of the recession, I completed two associate degrees; following which I promptly went back to work in construction. The pandemic posed an opportunity for me to continue my education. In the Fall of 2020, I began attending UCR. In the Spring of 2022, I graduated with a BA in Philosophy. Being a single father, I have not had many opportunities to travel due to financial constraints and time constraints.

If I could travel anywhere on Earth, I would like to travel to Greece. I would not desire to travel a constrained and guided tour. I would not wish to have each step and location planned. Rather, I would like a couple months to saunter through the ruins in Athens, Particularly the Lyceum where I might find some hidden spot with a view, an alcove where I might imagine Plato and his musings, a place to sit and think deeply of the minds and thoughts of those people which lived there over two thousand years ago. During this time, I am likely to journal my thoughts as random ideas and questions enter my mind, a hobby I practice throughout everyday life. I would prefer to soak up a single place for weeks than to rush to see “everything”—in such a rush much is likely to be missed and much would remain unseen.

I am 42 years old now. My daughter is 16 years old. Mayhap my dream of traveling to Athens will happen after I complete my MA History degree. Only the view of the Lyceum would include the sight of my daughter and my imaginings of her musings, as well.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 27, 0025

Creator (Dublin Core)

self

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Jacob Burnard

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Travel
English Education--Universities
English Recreation & Leisure

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

travel
aspiration
Greece
Athens
education
goal

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Arizona State University
HST643
Spring A Session 2025
History of Tourism
history of tourism
single father
back to college
Athens

Collection (Dublin Core)

College COVID Stories

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Tourism story for the COVID-19 Archive

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/27/2025

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/12/2025
03/31/2025

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on January 27, 2025 by Jacob Burnard using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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