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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

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

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

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

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

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