To Athens and Beyond 2019

Dear future student in R1 304,             Welcome to Greece! This entire experience is going to a wild one, but it flies by in a flash. Here the days are long but the months are super short. It is an absolute must to take advantage of every single opportunity. You know what they say, you can retake a class but you can’t relive a party. But in all seriousness, you don’t know when or if you will get back so as Father Linanne says, “Squeeze the sponge”. The first stop most people do while in Athens is the Acropolis and all the famous ruins on this hill. You cannot study abroad in Athens and not see this historic and famous archeological site. Then once you are downtown, you must walk around Plaka for shopping and enjoy dinner or a drink at either “A for Athens” or “360”. These are the two famous rooftop bars that overlook the Acropolis and it located right in the middle of a very popular area. In the neighborhood that you will be living in, Agia Paraskevi, ther

             Two weeks ago, I went to Marrakesh, Morocco. I have never been to a place like it before; however, it has been my favorite place that I have visited so far. We shopped at the Souks in the Old City, rode ATV’s and camels in the desert, and drank a lot of tea. It was an interesting experience because it showed me on a first account how some people in other parts of the world live. The people, but really just the men, did not hesitate to catcall us and try to touch us. However, a few of my friends and I found the shouting hilarious because they would call us things like, “fish and chips”, “chicken curry”, “spice girls”, and “Shakira”. Something interesting was that everyone there thought we were British. As for the women, they were rather reserved, but our host mom was one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Every night, she made us home cooked dinners that consisted of authentic Moroccan food. These were massive dinners with several courses and every

I am from New York, a place famous for pizza, bagels, and having a huge variety of food. If you ask me, we have to best food in country. I have an amazing pizzeria right next to my house, fantastic Chinese down the street, and a locally famous pub with delicious burgers and wings in the center of my one-square-foot town. It’s difficult for me to choose my favorite food. I love a good burger from Pete’s, the pub in my town, but I also am always in the mood for pizza from Gino’s or Sesame Chicken from HoHo’s. In my town, we have an acai bowl place, ice cream, various coffee shops, and a Mexican place to include a few. There are two competing delis right next to each other in the center of town, but neither of them are ever lacking business. In fact, one of them opened a second on the next street over since it was always so busy. In New York and most of the East Coast, deli breakfast sandwiches are super popular. For instance, whenever my friends have sleepovers, ou