All of the students have left the island and just Thomas and I are left to contemplate the silence that remains at the Villa Katerina, the wonderful place we have called home for more than three weeks. Friday afternoon we were able to use the Aegean Center in Parikia to show our work to a… Read more »
Month: June 2015
“The Discovery of an Unknown Treasure”
An interview with Yannos Kourayos
“The Essence of Parian Marble”
An interview with Aristides Varrias
“The Birth of Apollo”
An interview with Avgi Kalogianni
“A Great Accomplishment”
We had eleven students here for three weeks working on a documentary on a little known archaeological site called Despotiko. We finished a 12 minute video in this time, plus three smaller videos of our primary interviews. This much work is an amazing feat for even seasoned professionals, much less a group of students who… Read more »
“The end is here”
Today we finally wrapped up the documentary. As the final edits were being made, everyone backed up all of the work they had done on hard drives and cleaned up the school. When the movie was ready, we got together as a group to watch the final production. It was really great seeing all our… Read more »
“Turning 21 twice”
It is getting progressively harder and harder to wake up these days. Not so much related to being tired, but more related to the fact that the trip is coming to an end and I am not ready for that. On the happier side, today is Riley’s 21st birthday! It was actually cool because the… Read more »
“Fish food”
After a weekend of adventuring around Mykonos and Santorini, it almost felt like being home on our first day back in Paros. We started our day off with walking to class with breakfast and coffee in tow. I got coffee for the first time here, and of course, I opted for the pre-made Starbucks drink… Read more »
“The ups and downs of Santorini”
Today is the day that we continue our three-day weekend adventure and head to Santorini to see one of the world’s most beautiful sunsets! Sounds simple and relaxing enough right? Well… the day started off a little rough. We had the hotel receptionist call us a free shuttle that was going to pick us up… Read more »
“The end is near”
Today marks the end of our three-day weekend. Our day started at 8 am with breakfast at our hotel, Caldera Butterfly Villa in Santorini. The owner of the hotel is a petite Latina lady named Margarita. She took care of our taxi calls and recommended the best locations to watch the sunset and beaches. Margarita… Read more »