Alexandra Psoma rises on the day that will mark the beginning of a new journey and boards the plane that will take her across the Atlantic Ocean.
This 16-hour flight goes from Greece to San Diego State, where she has chosen to attend college.
A vast array of emotions flows through her as she steps foot into her new home: happiness and excitement with a tinge of homesickness and anxiety.
Psoma is a freshman on the SDSU volleyball team.
Her hometown is Athens, Greece, where she was a member of the Greek national team at both the junior and senior levels.