Before leaving to study abroad in Greece, I was worried about who I would be living with andwho I would be able to travel with. I knew that I wanted to travel throughout Greece and other European countries. At the time, I only knew one other girl who was studying abroad at the same university as me. So I had intentions of either traveling alone or traveling with people that…
I knew before coming to Greece there would be many cultural differences. I wasn’t aware of all of the differences before arriving in Athens in September. I decided not to take an official class to learn the Greek language, but to learn the language from the locals. Greek is a rather difficult language to speak and to understand as it uses a completely different alphabet. However, I have been trying…
Hey everyone! My name is Karly Shirey and I am attending The American College of Greece inAgia Paraskevi, Greece. I am a fifth year student at Cofc and I am majoring in public health andanthropology, as well as studying pre-med. I chose The American College of Greece because ofits location and the archaeology. The school is relatively close to downtown Athens and it is veryeasy to travel throughout the country.…
My academic experience at The American College of Greece differs from classes at the College of Charleston because the school is a lot smaller so I have the same professors for multiple classes. The professors are more personal and maintain more eye contact and are more physical in general. Many of my professors will come over to and ask a question directly to an individual. One of my professors will…
I am not taking an official class to learn Greek but I have a few friends that are so they are helping me. Greek is very difficult to understand and speak so it has definitely been hard for me but I am trying and slowly becoming better and more confident. The greatest culture shock for me is the fact that you cannot flush any toilet paper down the toilet and…
