Holidays in the sun (?)

If I could go anywhere right now, I’d definitely like to go to Greece. I don’t know which city in Greece, but the country has been in my bucket list for some time now and I feel sort of sorry I missed it during the time I was living in the UK.

I’m not really a beach person, so I think I’d just stick to ancient ruins, museums and old buildings. I really like architecture, even when I don’t know anything about it. I just have a thing for buildings, particularly when they are in old cities. I blame colonialism. I know, shame on me!

Another thing I’m really looking forward to about going to Greece is the food. I don’t really know what sort of foods Greek people eat (other than kalamata olives) but for some reason I believe I’m going to love their cuisine.

Food is a really important thing for me. I think that it is actually one of my favourite things in the world, and one of the greatest benefits of human migration! (besides the actual getting to look beyond your own belly button sort of thing, of course).

I know it is a lame excuse, but whenever I’ve come close to consider becoming a vegetarian or vegan, this is one of the reasons that stops me from doing so. I believe that food is a way you can get a better understanding of the different cultures, especially when you consider the way people relate to food or make their lives around it. But that’s probably for another conversation.

Anyway, I think if I had a dietary restriction, my travelling and getting to know other cultures experience would be severely damaged. It’s selfish, I know, but I'm a selfish person.

Anyway, now let’s see where you’d like to go! Yes, that’s right, in your first post this term you have to write about a country you’d like to visit. You can tell us the reason why you’d like to go there, whether you’ve been there before or if you have plans to go there soon. You can also provide any other piece of information you consider relevant to share in your post. Just make sure you write at least 160 words! And, as I said before, make sure you leave at least 2 comments on your classmates’ entries.

Some ideas:
- Which country you'd like to visit?
- What do you know about it?
- What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain
- Upload pictures