Critical Observations of Athens – July 2019
Sitting at a town square is something that has been common among people for many years. Parents sitting watching their children play with their bikes and rollers, the young teenagers sitting in groups, and even people sitting for only a few minutes, waiting to meet a friend. These images are very common to people here …
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The moment David and I stepped out of the metro station, I felt like I had just arrived at a village. Sepolia is a calm and quiet area, which made me feel like it is more of a residential one. As we walked, I realized that the shops that are present are very few and …
“Not that a man sees something new as the first to do so, but that he sees something old, familiar, seen but overlooked by everyone, as though it were new, is what distinguishes true originality.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Strolling Incognito in Athens: the Art of City Walkabouts International Honors Seminar, ACG, Deree, The American College of Greece Students: Calvin, David Ryan Gkargka, Loukia High, Jacob Matthew Katsoudas, Ioannis Lowery, Tiffany Nakos, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Anastasia Polemis, Marion-Alexandra Skartsilakis, Emmanouil Stavrogiannis, Christos Instructor: Dr. Georgia Giannakopoulou Social theory, urban studies, urban geography, philosophy, history, art …
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