The start of a new semester abroad is such an exciting time, and I was so fortunate as to be with yet another fantastic group of Berklee students embarking on their study abroad program last week.
Semester in Athens student Zach Baldwin-Way takes in the majesty of the Acropolis by night.
One evening, after a mouthwatering traditional “taverna” dinner, complete with the tenderest lamb and hearty quantities of tzatziki (a dip of cucumber, yogurt, and garlic) and saganaki (fried cheese, enough said), we made our way up toward the Acropolis. As awe-inspiring as the Acropolis is during the day, I have to say that it is perhaps at its most beautiful at night. Rising above the city lights, the monuments and the hill itself are majestically lit, and the result is breathtaking. We kept pausing on our way up the hill to marvel at the 2500-year-old structures rising above us—it’s pretty astounding how ancient these monuments are.