diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cbe723627..ff658fd74 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var greeting = "";
+var greeting = "Hello, everybody!";
 
 var specialGuest = "Neil deGrasse Tyson"
 
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ var greetSpecialGuest = "" + specialGuest + "!";
 var topic = "space";
 
 var conversation = `${topic}`;
+
+"Hello," + ${specialGuest} + "!"