I am absolutely in love with Greece and it is going to be so difficult to leave Greece in just a few weeks!
I know it has been a little while since I updated so I will try to include as much as possible. Since we are settling more into a routine here it is becoming harder not to miss home a bit, but luckily they keep us quite busy. Everyone said I could sleep when I got home and I didn't believe them until now.
Last week one of my roommates and I decided to walk to the acropolis and parthenon. We can see it everyday but we had not actually gone up to the top and the view around sunset is fabulous! Unfortunately, we got their a little too close to closing time so we didn't get to spend much time at the top. However, this week for our history class we hiked up to the top again and learned about the different structures.
Last week we also did a little bit a touristy shopping in Plaka, which is essentially a tourist haven. All of the girls bought matching greek tank tops that we wore this past weekend when we ran at the olympic stadium:)
This past weekend we had a 3 day excursion with our art history professor. Our first stop was at the Corinth Canal and from there we headed to Mycenae where we learned about the residence where Agamemnon would have lived and been killed by his wife in the bathroom. The view was all mountains which is another reason why I love Greece. You are never too far from a view of the ocean or the mountains and driving along the coast with the mountains on one side of the bus and the ocean on the other is amazing. After touring Mycenae and stopping for a quick lunch that the local bakery provided we headed on to Epidaurus where we had lecture in the beautiful Ancient Theater. One of the best part about the Greco-Roman program is that a lot of your classes take place outside of the classroom. From there we headed to Nauplio which was the first capital of Greece. It is a beautiful coastal village with fortresses high on the mountains and a beautiful pier to walk along. We wished we could have spent more than one night! After eating dinner at the hotel we went to a great italian gelato place that only uses fresh fruits and makes all of their gelato on site. From there we walked to the end of the pier and stargazed.
The next morning we headed to Olympia bright and early where we spent the rest of our weekend. We toured all of the ruins at ancient olympia and saw the famous Temple of Zeus and the original olympic stadium where we had to have a race. Some of the guys in our group chose to run barefoot like they did back at the original olympic games. We also saw many other ruins of temples, and the large hotel, and some roman baths. That night we hung out by the pool at our hotel and then wandered into town for late night dessert and shopping.
The next morning we went back and visited the museum that houses some amazing statues and pediments. It was very cool to see how much was preserved and how well they were preserved. If I had been touring the ruins on my own/the museum I would have been very bored by the end but touring with our professor was great! She is deeply invested in art history and knows so much about all of the different artifacts and ruins that she never runs out of things to say.
After our museum tour we headed back to Athens and began our next school week. This past week of school has been very busy with papers and our final language exam so we are very excited to be heading to Santorini this weekend!
For our final Greek Language and Culture class we were able to interview a greek woman about her viewpoints on culture and the Greek family. It was surprising how much of what she said is what is described in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The perfect quote from the movie to describe her opinion was "The man may be the head, but the woman is the neck and she can turn the head any way she wants."
Some of us also took a Greek cooking class through the school this week and prepared a delicious meal! It was a lot of fun and now we have the recipe to bring home with us and try making again.
If you haven't seen our group blog check it out: http://beyondcsbsju.wordpress.com/
Check out my facebook for more photos!
I know it has been a little while since I updated so I will try to include as much as possible. Since we are settling more into a routine here it is becoming harder not to miss home a bit, but luckily they keep us quite busy. Everyone said I could sleep when I got home and I didn't believe them until now.
Last week one of my roommates and I decided to walk to the acropolis and parthenon. We can see it everyday but we had not actually gone up to the top and the view around sunset is fabulous! Unfortunately, we got their a little too close to closing time so we didn't get to spend much time at the top. However, this week for our history class we hiked up to the top again and learned about the different structures.
Last week we also did a little bit a touristy shopping in Plaka, which is essentially a tourist haven. All of the girls bought matching greek tank tops that we wore this past weekend when we ran at the olympic stadium:)
This past weekend we had a 3 day excursion with our art history professor. Our first stop was at the Corinth Canal and from there we headed to Mycenae where we learned about the residence where Agamemnon would have lived and been killed by his wife in the bathroom. The view was all mountains which is another reason why I love Greece. You are never too far from a view of the ocean or the mountains and driving along the coast with the mountains on one side of the bus and the ocean on the other is amazing. After touring Mycenae and stopping for a quick lunch that the local bakery provided we headed on to Epidaurus where we had lecture in the beautiful Ancient Theater. One of the best part about the Greco-Roman program is that a lot of your classes take place outside of the classroom. From there we headed to Nauplio which was the first capital of Greece. It is a beautiful coastal village with fortresses high on the mountains and a beautiful pier to walk along. We wished we could have spent more than one night! After eating dinner at the hotel we went to a great italian gelato place that only uses fresh fruits and makes all of their gelato on site. From there we walked to the end of the pier and stargazed.
Nauplio Pier
The next morning we headed to Olympia bright and early where we spent the rest of our weekend. We toured all of the ruins at ancient olympia and saw the famous Temple of Zeus and the original olympic stadium where we had to have a race. Some of the guys in our group chose to run barefoot like they did back at the original olympic games. We also saw many other ruins of temples, and the large hotel, and some roman baths. That night we hung out by the pool at our hotel and then wandered into town for late night dessert and shopping.
After our race at the stadium
The next morning we went back and visited the museum that houses some amazing statues and pediments. It was very cool to see how much was preserved and how well they were preserved. If I had been touring the ruins on my own/the museum I would have been very bored by the end but touring with our professor was great! She is deeply invested in art history and knows so much about all of the different artifacts and ruins that she never runs out of things to say.
After our museum tour we headed back to Athens and began our next school week. This past week of school has been very busy with papers and our final language exam so we are very excited to be heading to Santorini this weekend!
For our final Greek Language and Culture class we were able to interview a greek woman about her viewpoints on culture and the Greek family. It was surprising how much of what she said is what is described in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The perfect quote from the movie to describe her opinion was "The man may be the head, but the woman is the neck and she can turn the head any way she wants."
Some of us also took a Greek cooking class through the school this week and prepared a delicious meal! It was a lot of fun and now we have the recipe to bring home with us and try making again.
Our delicious meal
If you haven't seen our group blog check it out: http://beyondcsbsju.wordpress.com/
Check out my facebook for more photos!
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