Christine Chiodo

It's currently 3:48 am on March 13th and our trip is officially coming to a close. We all are just strolling down to the lobby with our eyes still shut and that weird feeling of excitement and dissappintment in our stomachs. I'm ready for home, my bed and my family but there's no way that I'm ready to leave the trip of a lifetime.

Coming into this trip I really had no idea what to expect, and in all honesty the beginning of the trip was sort of slow, but by the 4th day or so, in Tolo, it was in full swing. In Tolo we woke up to the prettiest view outside of our balcony and then headed off to see Myceanic Acroplolis, Corynth Canal and said goodbye to our amazing tour guide Andy. The next day we headed back to Anthens and took our boat tour to 3 islands of Greece. Those islands were by far the most beautiful thing we saw during the entire trip. When you picture Greece, this is what you picture. We took a donky ride in Hydra through the white houses with the blue windows, climbed to the clock tower in Pyros and sat by the water in an open cafe while drinking coffee in Aegina. I don't think we could have had a better day. Yesterday, our final day in Greece, was full of Athens. The Acropolis, Parthenon and an amazing soccer stadium! Everything surpassed all expectations that I had and I am so excited to have had such an amazing day in Athens 

Overall the trip was far greater than I could have imagined and I learned information that will stay with me forever. Thank you to everyone that worked to great measures to get our group here. A special thanks to Nicole Gable, our coordinator, Dr. Jean Forti and her sister Julie, our instructors on the trip and lastly, La Roche College as a whole. As students to be able to experience this you truly realize how lucky you are to be apart of such an amazing college.