This past weekend, some friends and I decided to spend our OXI Day weekend in Santorini. We planned on staying for 4 days and to come back to Athens the night before classes resumed. All of us took a 30 minute plane ride to Santorini and checked into our hotel, From there, we explored the…
Category: Greece: CYA Athens
Greece Blog #2
As a person with family roots from Greece, I consider learning Greek is such a special task. Having a better understanding of the language by taking a Modern Greek class twice a week has its benefits. It has both exposed me to another foreign language and allowed me to communicate with the people in Greece….
Greece Blog #1
Almost one full month has passed since I left to study abroad in Greece and, might I say, it’s been such an awesome experience. Yes, I felt homesick around the second or third day, but I knew I wasn’t alone. My three roommates were experiencing their own form of homesickness and knew that we’d all…
Greek Pre-Departure Prompt
I hope to use these qualities as a tool to better myself as a well-rounded individual while in Athens this semester. My identity does have both its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages help define who I am today, while the disadvantages offer a chance to improve on what can help me become a more experienced…
When The Journey Ends
Hello All! Currently sitting in my bedroom, where I first wrote my pre-departure blog. I remember writing in August; I was so nervous about what I was going to write, and how it would sound to everyone on this blog. Having done this four other times, I just let my hands express everything I want,…
Go the Distance (Reprise)
Ah… home. Hey everyone, how are you doing today? You feel good? Maybe a little tired? Full of love? Whatever you may be feeling I’m happy you decided to click on my blog and talk with me for a little while. I am writing this while en route to the beautiful US of A and…
The End of the Great Greek Adventure
Wow, it has been two weeks since I left Athens and the Great Greek Adventure came to an end. It truly was a great semester and I couldn’t have asked for a better place, program, or experience. Looking back on the semester and these amazing four months, I think of all the great moments I…
Leaving
Hey Friends and Family, just checking in. Today is my last day here in Athens and it’s one of those stereotypical bitter-sweet moments. I will miss the excitement of being abroad and having a new city to call home. Athens is a beautiful place full of some of the most amazing people I could have…
Almost the end of the semester!!
Wow, it is hard to believe that in 8 days I will be on the plane heading back to Tampa! How has this semester gone by so fast? I, unfortunately, haven’t done as many blog posts as I wanted to this semester, but this post is going to be a brief glimpse of what has…
Living in Athens
Reading the title of this post may confuse some of you. Why would I write a post of living in Athens this late into the semester? If i haven’t been living in Athens, then where? My first post here was titled “Living in History” and re-reading it I feel girlish, giddy almost, at how much I only…