TRAVELS TO GREECE

BY KIMM WIENS

After a 5-year hiatus due to the pandemic, NMSD's International Studies crew of 11 set out on NMSD's 11th International Studies Trip and the first one to Greece! Enjoy these musings from the students' travel blog chronicling the daily adventures of their 2023 trip.

New York City

Statue of Liberty and NYC Pizza

'We flew overnight to New York and in the morning we took the subway all the way to the Statue of Liberty, and visited its museum, the Statue and Ellis Island.

We had delicious pizza for lunch before going back to the airport. We are ready to fly to Greece!'

Alex Wilding

Olympia

Olive Trees and Ancient Ruins

'We saw mountains, hills, the ocean, cute villages and a lot of olive trees.'

Angelique Hernandez

'First, we entered the museum which focused on the history of the Ancient Olympics. We saw some cool artifacts. For example, some athletes ran with a heavy armor and shield as a part of their event, which seems impossible!'

Kieran Vollmar

Delphi

Mountains, Oracle and Greek Food

'This whole site was very grand and we saw imagined sketches and we can imagine how big and beautiful this place was and this was also located on high hill overlooking the valley. When we were done with that, we had delicious food for lunch. It was also a good break for our feet!'

Efrim Rodarte-Estrada

Athens

Greek Cooking Lessons, Athens Deaf School, Greek Independence Day and the Acropolis

'Back in Athens, after a long day of travel from Delphi, we went to Little Kook for dessert. This place was fantastic, filled with crazy fun decorations with various themes.'

Jesus Rios-Pena

'After lunch, we went to the famous Greek destination, the Acropolis! We climbed to the top and saw lots of cool buildings like the Parthenon and Temple of Athena Nike.'

Adrien Ercolino

'At the Deaf School in Athens , we learned how to use international signs and gestures to communicate with each other. It was a fun and good experience. The school had a skit relating to Greek Independence Day. We watched them sign in Greek Sign Language.'

Kieran Vollmar

Santorini

Blue Domes, Red Beaches & a Cruise

'Santorini is famous for its bluedomed churches and white buildings. Our hotel is by the water and is in a quiet place on the island.'

Julian Aranda-Sotelo

'We were excited to see the famous sunset from the town Oia on the island. It would be the last sunset that we would see in Greece by the ocean.'

Efrim Rodarte-Estrada

'After coming down from Lyabettus Hill....we explored the local fish and meat market, and then we went to cooking class. There, we made spinach pie, mosaic cake, and tzatziki sauce. After eating our creations we went back to our hotel and watched the sunset.'

Alex Wilding

'The parade was so cool. We saw all the Greek militia, including trucks, tanks, missile trucks, fighter jets, and helicopters. We also saw different militia groups in their full uniform, including their equipment and weapons.'

Melinda Johnston