A Month in Greece: February
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A Month in Greece: February

Summary of my travels so far.

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A Month in Greece: February
Andrea Marie Photography

It has been a complete month on my study abroad in Athens, Greece. And boy has it been a month! I have been so many places in one month, it's honestly overwhelming. There is a total of 13 students on my trip. The program is faculty led so we do not go to a university or school. We have our classes at a place called the Athens Centre. People from all over the world come to study at this centre. My classes are no more than the 13 students o the trip. A very big change from a typical Penn State class room.

A typical day would consist of waking up, going to class, grabbing a snack at our favorite bakery or kebab place and then back to the apartment to study or hang out. We have traveled into the heart of the city to explore, grab coffee and get the full experience. We even made a trip to see the best soccer team in the Greece league, Olympicacos! Their student section may be crazier than the student section at Penn State football games!

A group of us decided to do a day trip to Aegina, a island off of southern Greece. So beautiful! It was a much slower pace than Athens, but it was absolutely breathe taking. We visited to archaeological sites and spent the day walking around exploring the island. We actually met a Penn State alum!


Throughout this trip we have made three weekend trips. Every day of those trips were jam packed with sites, food and museums. We have been to Nafplio, Delphi, Thebes and Thessaloniki.Those are the main cities but we went to smaller cities and towns along the way. Here are some pictures from each place!

Waterfront at Nafplio


Epidaurus


Delphi

Main site at Delphi

There will be many more adventures in the next few months. I'll have even more summary articles about my trip. I'm studying in one of the most beautiful countries in the world!

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