Week 10 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

The end of the program so soon! My Last week in Athens has been incredibly bittersweet. I’m longing for going home, but will miss this place I’ve made so many…

Week 8 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

We visited the Numismatic Museum on Monday. The museum exists in the house of Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. The building itself was beautiful with murals on the ceilings. Aside from the…

Week 9 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

In Week 9, we traveled to Central Greece to explore a range of sites stretching across many periods of occupation. Our travels began in Thebes and we visited, notably, Delphi,…

Week 4 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

Week four started with a visit to the National Archaeological Museum. We were honored to have Dr. Anna Belza in our company as we toured their prehistoric collection. This was…

Week 5 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

This week we had our trip around the Pelloponese. We started in the region of Nafplio and went to Pylos, Olympia and stopped by Nemea on our return. In total…

Week 6 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

This week, the main site I visited was that of Eleusis and its museum. We travelled there with the Myth and Reception class to discuss mainly Persephone and Demeter. What…

Week 7 – Noah Spinner

2 June 2026

It’s already week 7, and the weeks are flying by! Our adventures this week led us around Athens and Attica to Sounion, the Pnyx of Athens, the Acropolis Museum, and…

Week 9 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

During our ninth week in Athens, we did our final overnight trip. This time, we went to Central Greece and Thessaly, which were the two places I was most looking…

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Week 8 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

The most memorable part of week 8, for me, was our stop at the Numismatic Museum. Numismatics is the study of ancient coinage, so this museum had an extensive collection…

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Week 7 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

Our seventh week in Athens made me think heavily about the role of democracy in Athens and the ways in which the Athenians worked to make sure their democracy was…

view towards acropolis