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  • Dear Global Education Office:

    The beautiful island of Santorini was one of the first stops on our tour around Greece. After a day at sea, visiting the volcanic islands and swimming out to the hot springs, our program set up donkey rides for those of us who wanted to go. Some…

  • Credit: Mesha Sloss
  • Major: Classical Civilizations
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office,

    Duke-in-Greece was an amazing, worldly experience. We spent the first three weeks traveling around the country by bus and ferry, stopping to visit many famous sites of the ancient world. The final week was spent on a large sailboat that cruised through the Aegean and docked at…

  • Credit: Emily McClintock
  • Major: Public Policy
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office:

    This picture was taken on the island of Santorini, where the magnificent sunset is witnessed by hundreds of visitors each day. I almost can't believe that I am the one who took this breathtaking picture.

    Duke in Greece was one of the most magical experiences of my…

  • Credit: William Tsai
  • Major: Biomedical and Electrical Engineer
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard From Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office:

    This picture was taken on the very first day of the program in Heraklion, a city on the southern-most Greek island of Crete. After walking around in the drizzling rain in the morning, the clouds suddenly parted and the most amazing (and double!) rainbow I've ever seen…

  • Credit: Morgan Carney
  • Major: Psychology
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office,

    Greece is a land of enchantment. From the rugged calderas that line the shore of Santorini to the Acropolis, standing erect above the city of Athens, Greece never ceased to amaze me with its beauty. However, my favorite part of our trip was our final journey around…

  • Credit: Chris Carroll
  • Major: Public Policy
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office:

    My four weeks in Greece taught me more than I could have learned from reading the same textbook and attending the same lectures in a campus classroom setting. It was very enlightening to learn about Plato and Socrates one afternoon, and then visit the ancient agora where…

  • Credit: Cheryl Ho
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office:

    "Is This Real Life?" seemed to be the quote of our trip while in the beautiful country of Greece.

    Our trip was filled with so many breathtaking experiences, it is hard to outline only one. This picture was taken at the Chora on the island Milos. My…

  • Credit: Hilary Cavanaugh
  • Major: Civil Engineering
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
  • Postcard from Abroad

  • Dear Global Education Office:

    Duke-in-Greece was an amazing experience. We took an Ancient Greek Philosophy course with Professor Michael Ferejohn while traveling the country and visiting some of the most notable ancient sites in Western history. We visited the site of the Oracle at Delphi and the Acropolis in Athens, and…

  • Credit: Alexandra Villasante
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Tags: Duke in Greece, Greece, summer
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