Highlights: One of the highlights of my trip was bungee jumping in Corinth. I had researched this before I left for my trip and couldn't wait to go. We split the weekend up by taking the midnight train to Athens, saw the Parthenon and Acropolis early in the morning and then hopped onto a bus to Corinth. We stayed overnight and early the next morning we jumped off of the Corinth Canal. It was the most exhilarating experience of my life! After bungee jumping, we took a bus up to Delphi. It was a gorgeous town on a mountain with the ruins of Athena and Apollo's temple.
Academically, I learned so much about Thessaloniki and in general Greece itself. Learning about the rich cultural diversity of Thessaloniki starting from the ancient times, up until today was amazing. To walk around the city and see ancient ruins right under your feet was awe inspiring. We could see and understand what we learned about in class by seeing the sites. It was unlike any history class I had taken before.
Morning: A typical morning in Thessaloniki consisted of waking up early and usually heading off to a museum or cultural site in the city. For my class the history of Thessaloniki, we were able to visit many of the museums, the White Tower, and various other ruins and cultural locations that many other students didn't get to see.
Afternoon: After school let out in the late afternoon, students would take the bus back to their apartments. On the way back, there were two awesome food stands: a gyro place called Devidos and a creperie called Mamies. I still miss these two places to this day, there is no substitute in the U.S. for a good gyro or crepe. After getting food and walking up three flights of stairs to a smoldering apartment at the height of summer in Greece, we would relax, watch movies, and maybe do some homework until the heat died down a bit.
Evening: Thessaloniki, being a very large city in Greece always had an event going on. Most nights, we would walk long the boardwalk, some people enjoyed jogging down it as well. We also would hold a special dinner every so often called 'Family Dinner' where everyone in the apartment would bring a dish to share with each other. We lived in a building we lovingly called 'Papa K' and became very close. Everyone would walk into each other's apartments, share food, do homework together and we became a sort of big family. At night, people went out to some of the bars and occasionally a few clubs farther out into the city.