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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…

cats

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…

horse with wings (?)

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

Week 6 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

For me, the highlight of our sixth week in Athens was that my parents and my sister came to visit. No one in my family had ever before been to…

Theseus

Week 5 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

During our fifth week in Greece, we took a trip to the Peloponnese, and I felt that this trip gave me a really complete view of how different societies gained…

palamidi fortress

Week 4 – Ben Jerris

31 May 2026

To start of our fourth week in Athens, we visited the National Archaeological Museum, specifically the areas related to finds from earlier periods in Greek history. I enjoyed the opportunity…

octopus jar

Week 3: Ben Jerris

17 April 2026

During our third week in Greece, we went on a 5 day drip to Crete and Santorini, stopping at several archaeological sites, some of them dating all the way back…

Phaistos Palace

Weeks 1 & 2: Ben Jerris

17 April 2026

Our first two weeks in Athens were certainly eventful, so I picked a couple sites I found most meaningful.

The Parthenon atop the Athenian Acropolis
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