It’s completely natural to want to play hookey on the first day of school when it’s raining and first period Trigonometry is meeting in the old cafeteria, but when your campus is in Thessaloniki and your meal plan revolves around perfectly-seasoned gyros, what could be better than the student life?
A growing number of students report that studying abroad is the highlight of their learning careers. If you’ve never studied abroad, you don’t know what you’re missing—and, if you have studied abroad, you do know what you’re missing. Study-abroad programs range from basic language and culture courses to university-level classes, often for college credit (sweet, right?). In order to choose a program that best fits your needs, research as much as you can before making your decision—determine costs and duration as well as what kinds of students participate in the program and what sorts of accommodations are provided.
In programs that have large groups of students who speak the same language, you may feel more comfortable, but you will not have the same opportunity to practice a foreign language or to befriend other international students. Traditionally, Greek college students live in apartments as opposed to dorms, so you will be hard-pressed to experience dorm life studying abroad in Greece. A more likely scenario is that the study abroad program will place you in an apartment with other students in the program. If you live with a Greek family, there is a potential to build friendships with natives and to experience day-to-day life in more depth, but conditions can vary greatly from family to family and from region to region.
Most university-level study-abroad programs are conducted in Greek, although many programs offer classes in English and lower-level language courses. Those relatively fluent in Greek may find it cheaper ...more
Language schools can be independently run by international or local organizations or divisions of foreign universities. Though they rarely offer college credit, they can be a good alternative to university ...more
Aegean Center for the Fine Arts, Paros 84400 (☎ 22840 23 287; www.aegeancenter.org). Offers a spring session in Paros and a fall session in both Paros and Tuscany, Italy. Singing, painting, drawing ...more
Students who find their way to Greece to study abroad often are those interested in classics and archaeology. The Archaeologic Institute of America, 656 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215 (☎ 617 353 9361 ...more
Athens Institute of Sailing, Alimos Marina, Athens (www.sailingcoursesingreece.com). Runs basic and intermediate sailing and yachting classes out of an Athens marina. Taught in English. Classes from ...more
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