beyond the green

I know Thanksgiving was a week ago, but my fellow American students and I just had time to celebrate the holiday in the last couple of days. Although Thanksgiving is not a holiday that Greece celebrates (seeing as it's an American holiday), they seem to… more »

Over the last three weeks, I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to see two of my friends from Bethel who are also studying abroad this semester. At the beginning of the month, my friend Natalie, currently studying in Belgium, came to visit At… more »

It’s hard to believe that I have been living here in Greece for almost six weeks and that I’m almost done with my third week of classes. Time moves strangely here, fast and slow at the same time. I have a feeling it’ll be time to say goodbye before I eve… more »

Disclaimer: This post is more personal (and longer) than the typical Beyond the Green post. Take it for what you will. I'm not trying to air personal feelings for no reason. More so, I am trying to show that experiences other than the typical day-to-day… more »

Greetings from Athens! I have been here for just over 2 weeks now and life is starting to reach some sense of normalcy again. Classes start in a week and the group of American students I'm here with has really started to bond. All in all, things are goin… more »