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Ecology, Project: Interactive Komos Beach

Wescott • October 20

A compelling and biodiverse ecosystem nestled into the exquisite Cretan coastline. Whether you are my Biology teacher, family member, or friend,...

Hang Ten Crete!

Yve • October 17

One would think that Crete is a paradisiacal home where surfers abound. Alas, that wasn’t exactly the case. It seemed to be that surfing was an...

Glorious Crete

Cliff • October 15

Collective memory is a concept that a tour guide in Acrotiri introduced us to as she opined the existence of Atlantis on Santorini. Atlantis first...

Hello / Goodbye Athens

Lisa • October 11

We thought four days was plenty of time for Athens…every other time I have been to Athens, I have only spent one or two days, so 4 days seemed...

The Pretentious Parthenon

Wescott • October 9

Why should I care about a two-thousand-four-hundred-and-forty-six-year-old pile of rubble in the first place? The crumbly columns and faded facade...

Book Club Continues

Yve • October 9

Finishing the Art of Happiness, we have now moved into a more somber and gloomy topic: the Holocaust. The book we were to read was Night by Elie...

Medici II: Santorini Artist & Painting

Cliff • October 7

There are few places we consider as inspirational as Santorini, which you may have gathered from previous posts. In our ongoing Medici-quest for an...

Minoans

Yve • October 5

The Bronze Age. People usually picture hairy, uncivilized, grotesque-looking cavemen grunting about at each other and throwing rocks around...

Interactive Oia

Wescott • October 5

Walking Florence

Yve • September 25

Our time in Florence has come to an end and the feeling is… put simply… bittersweet. Over the past two weeks we have gotten into a familiar routine...