Friday, May 9th - Sunday May 11th (Beaches!)

Friday was the last day of the first week of class, and we finished it up talking about Ancient Sparta and Alexander the Great. It was pretty amazing to learn about just how powerful and disciplined the Spartans were, and how exactly the Macedonian Empire took over so much land from Greece all the way to western India.

Saturday has got to be one of my favorite days so far in Greece. We went to a beach in Corfu called Paleokastritsa and it was absolutely gorgeous. It's supposed to be one of the best beaches in Greece, and it sure lived up to its name. The color of the water was breath-taking, and there were plenty of rock formations and sights that added to its awesomeness. We did some rock climbing and jumping and explored the top of the nearby mountain to get some fabulous views. Fun fact - Paleokastritsa is supposedly the place were the legendary Oddyseus washed up on shore!

Sunday was another beach day for us! This time, we went to Glyfada beach on the western side of Corfu for the day. As opposed to the pebble beach, this one was more sandy and much bigger than Paleokastritsa. We didn't have as much time here, but we still had a great time in the water and on the sand!

Sunday night was a blast also. We had a Greek language lesson after getting back from the beach, where we basically learned survival Greek. We worked on learning the Greek alphabet, which is significantly different than ours, and speaking common Greek phrases. After this lesson, we all went to the next door restaurant called Captain George's for karaoke night! We all had a blast, and we took a group photo with the amazing owner George, who can speak almost every language and was supporting Ohio State with his shirt. Go Bucks!