Graduation

End of Course Reflections

Trainees on graduation day looking back over the course.
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Chris & Sam's Blog

Chris & Sam look back over their first three weeks here:
http://itsallgreektous.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-been-few-weeks.html

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Earth Day in Vrahati

Lights are switched off to raise awareness of the need to conserve the Earth's resources, and the people of Vrahati gather by candlelight.

Lake Stymphalia

The area around Corinth has many sites of great natural beauty. With the three zoologists on the current course, we visit Lake Stymphalia, in the hills of Korinthia. Although there's still snow on the hilltops, the day is bright and sunny.















We walk along the shore of the lake observing the birds, insects and other wildlife.















Then we hike along the trail enjoying the views over the lake.















A late lunch in a taverna in the village of Stymphalia.
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Pool

Friday night at the Corinth Bowling Center, which offers several other games including pool and air hockey.

National Holiday

25th March is one of the biggest public holidays in Greece - the other being 28th October. The celebration of the anniversary of independence in 1821 combines with one of the holiest days for Greek Orthodox Christians, the Annunciation.

Given the highly intensive nature of the course, we don't take whole days off for public holidays, but we do cancel teaching practice so we only work for half the day.















In the morning we watch students from the local schools parading through the streets of Vrahati, followed by a display of traditional Greek dances in the village square.
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