Submitted by Kathleen Jordan on the 2018 winter session program in Athens, Greece sponsored by the Department of English…
I am studying in Greece and the experience has been amazing so far! It has been so fascinating to see sites that were created thousands of years ago, like the Parthenon. It’s almost unbelievable to imagine people in ancient times constructing something so magnificent and covering it with sculptures and artwork. One thing that really surprised me is that all of the ancient artwork was painted and colorful. All these years later, the color has faded and they all just look white, but when they were created they were filled with color! Imagining all of this makes the art so much more impressive.