An introduction

Greetings all!

I've been graced with inclusion in Gardner-Webb University's summer trip to Italy for a month and a half this summer!  Thanks to the gifts, both spiritual and physical, of all of you, my attendance has been made possible.  I have included you on this list not so much because my blog is going to be of particularly lucid or invigorating reading material, but rather because you mean so much to me.  Because I cary each of you so close to my heart, I want you have the opportunity to be closely involved in my Italian adventures!  My blog is located at thekiggen.blogspot.com and will grant you access to the intricacies of my mind as I encounter this strange new take on the "old world."  Though I promise to do my best to not offend my audience, I will extend my immediate apologies to both you my blogosphere of influence and the locals of the Italy.  Thanks so much for your time and I hope you enjoy!

-Matthew Lawrence Kiggen