Chania, Crete

Edwin P. October 31, 2013

Our trip to Crete brought us to the port town of Chania. The weather was a little bit stormy as you can see, but we still managed to have a great time. We visited the Samarian gorge which is one of the oldest gorges in Europe and enjoyed great seafood… More

Meteora, Kalambaka

Edwin P. October 22, 2013

On top of these large pillars of rock site Greek Orthodox monasteries that were built more than half a century ago. They chose to build on top of these monolithic pillars, because they thought it would bring them close to God, and when I went up to these… More

World of Doctors

Edwin P. October 22, 2013

I currently work at World of Doctors in Omonia. It serves a mostly immigrant population in Athens, and because of this, there are so many languages that are spoken at the clinic. Patients speak French, Farsi, Hindi, and much more. All the nurses and… More

The Isle of Milos

Edwin P. October 15, 2013

Milos is a geologically confused island. On one side, it looks like the surface of the moon, and on the other side, it looks like a volcano exploded all over it. More

The Wheels are Turning

Edwin P. October 15, 2013

Hello readers! I am a month into my study abroad in Greece, and it has been completely eye opening. I know that is such a cliche way to describe a study abroad, but no term describes it more aptly. Values, lifestyle, history, identity. It's all so different… More

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