Here we are, the last post in my collection about my experience in Athens. This post will be rather brief. Think of it as a way to tie a nea

I went to Athens as part of the “Athena Service-Learning Trip Abroad”. So, this post is more of a personal reflection on what I learned abou

Athens was like an art history book come to life, not just in a Reading Rainbow meets History Channel kind of way, but in an ultimate immers

I’m always down for trying local food—whether it’s something completely new or a familiar favorite in another country—but the catch is that

Our various attempts to get from Point A to Point B are some of the most vivid memories I have of Athens . . . for better or worse.

One of the things that made my experience in Greece unique was the size of my travel group. This trip had close to 30 people, which naturall

That said, I figured that if North Africa and the Middle East were filled with English-speakers, Greece probably would be too, especially co

Being black. Being American. Being a woman. Three very different things that can overwhelmingly affect an experience abroad, especially when

Athens is a very old city and home to millions of people, which made it quite different than Richmond and Doha. Things like demographics, sa

Greece! Land of mountains and myths, right? Well, that’s technically true, but it’s also true that Greece is made up of about 6,000 islands,