Farewell, Athens!

From Rome, I'm reflecting now on our final couple of days in Athens.  In our second to last day in Athens, one group of students went to the beach, and a smaller group of students stayed in the city to explore the agora, the Library of Hadrian, and other sites.  We also spent some time as a group on our rooftop--we reflected on the program so far, distributed anonymous feedback forms to the students, played a game, and enjoyed the outstanding views!  Many of the students enjoyed posing for photos with the sunset, including Alexis, Chloe, Nila, Alex, and Emila.

On our last day in Athens, students broke into small groups to explore the Plaka and Monasteraki neighborhoods independently.  They returned to sights they had enjoyed, shopped, people-watched, and generally soaked up the atmosphere of the city.  That night, we had a traditional Greek dinner on the rooftop terrace of a restaurant.  Students told stories and showed each other the results of their small-group explorations--their purchases of traditional Greek products like sandals and worry beads, and many, many selfies!

Then, we went to the Dora Stratou Dance Theater to learn some Greek folk dancing together!

Paris and Claire even got to try on traditional costumes!

Photos by Hannah Welch