It’s been exactly one month since we officially set our sights on Athens, Greece. As we’ve spent the past couple of weeks telling people about our vision for college students in Athens, we’ve gotten to answer a bunch of questions…here are the most Frequently Asked Questions:

What language do they speak?

Put simply, Greeks speak Greek. You know the phrase, “It’s all Greek to me!” It’s actually modern Greek, not ancient Greek. Yes, they do use the symbols of your sorority and fraternity, but pronounce them differently.

Are you going to take classes?

While we considered taking English classes and being at the top of our class for the first time ever, instead we’ll be students at Athens University taking Greek for foreigners. The students are proficient in English, which will help us immensely for the first couple of months, but we really want to be proficient in their heart language.

What will you be doing?

After spending a few hours in class, slaving over Greek words (which are much easier than Chinese characters), we’ll dedicate our first year to being students of Greek students. We want to know what occupies their thoughts, what American pop song is their favorite, how they spend their time, what excites them, why they feel hopeless, and where they feel their need for Christ.

What’s the weather like?

Fabulously Mediterranean. Let me just say this, there are no mosquitos!

Will there be other people with you?

We’ll be on a team of 10 people, ten amazing people who we are really excited about pioneering with. Community will be really important as we pursue a lot of different things during our first year….lots of trial and hopefully very little error.

What can I get you to drink?

Water without ice, we’re preparing for Europe.