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…
Γεια σας and welcome to my first blog post! My name is Matthew Titzler, I am double majoring in Archaeology and Classics, and I am currently a junior participating in the study abroad program, College Year in Athens (CYA). I chose this program due to various recommendations, along with the fact that Athens is a perfect hub to study the history of Ancient Greece. There were other programs in consideration,…
Living like a local has been a great experience so far! I have been eating my way through Greece and I have loved every second of it. The Greeks usually order many appetizers to pass around and share. The bill is also placed on the table right after the order is taken and usually cannot be split. One person usually pays for the bill or we personally split it up…
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…
My name is Meredith Schilpp and I am a third year Psychology major attending the College of Charleston. I am studying abroad at The American College of Greece in Athens, Greece for a semester. I chose this program because Greece has been a great interest of mine actually since the sixth grade when I completed a project on Greek mythology and learned about many aspects of Greek culture. In fact,…
