I might not be allowed to say this, but I usually tune-out orientations. They are filled with an overload of information, a monotone speaker, and a busload of people that I do not know. 684 more words
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Civic Leaders Orientation - Meloddy's Perspective
Waking up on Monday, August 14th, I had a basic idea of what I expected my first day of college to be like. I expected to navigate around crowds of people, see overly excited volunteers at check-in, and spend hours trying to set up my dorm. 583 more words

#CLCinGreece - Reminiscing on the Good Times - Maria's Experience
After an insane month of May, with finals just before the trip to Athens, putting the brakes on traveling and experiencing life in Greece is like a perfectly inelastic collision; I suddenly feel weighed down, though it’s only been two days since my arrival back in the United States. 316 more words
#CLCinGreece - Reflecting on Greece - Cameron's Experience
Today was the last day for a handful of us, as most of our cohort had already left yesterday. I spent the night in a hotel right by the airport, given how my flight was relatively early in the morning and I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of getting to the airport on time. 402 more words

#CLCinGreece - The Long Travel Home - Lilly's Experience
Today was our final day in Greece, and needless to say, we are all so sad to go. We had our final class at 7:30 AM to allow many of us to catch afternoon flights, and our final session was filled with sharing the great memories we’ve gained from this trip. 351 more words

#CLCinGreece - This Isn't "Goodbye", It's "See You Later" - Blaize's Experience
Our last day in Greece together—how is this even possible? It seems like it was only a few days ago that we had our “Welcome Dinner” at… 595 more words

#CLCinGreece - Guarding the Parliament - Ryan's Experience
An hour after waking up, I found myself cold, wet, and huddled under an umbrella with hundreds of other people doing the same thing. Why would someone go through this, you may ask? 664 more words