Our second day of the course was wonderful! We were able to visit Poseidon’s temple which was really beautiful. It stood out to me amongst the other temples because of its beautiful location overlooking the sea. It was followed by a wonderful traditional lunch on the beach where lots of us swam and relaxed before our return to Athens. We also read about Eco-innovation in Greece. It was really interesting to learn that Greece is 25th on the global scale of the Environmental Performance Index which is really good. While they are still working to reach a higher score in Eco-innovation, they are certainly improving each year. They currently have a standing score of 70, while the EU average is 100. The government has placed lots of initiatives to increase their eco-innovation in lots of different categories such as energy production, waste management, water resources, and more. Greece is certainly improving its environmental standards each year!