"As a business major, I first passed up the idea of the Program in Greece because it had nothing to do with my major. But then I decided that was exactly why I should grab this opportunity to (literally) widen my horizons. I'll always be glad that I did!"

On entering the magnificently vaulted Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae: "Wow, I'm standing inside my art book!"

"This voyage to Greece and Turkey has given me a special outlook on life. Through studying ancient civilizations . . . I have been able to witness the early skills of humans and the birth of civilization. This has led me to think about the reality of extinction and to gain an appreciation for the preciousness of our lives. It has sparked renewed reflection about the purpose of my own life--for this I will be forever grateful."

"This course is totally unique. . . It is in a foreign country, and the studying and learning I do is not simply from books but from traveling and 'hands on' experience. In the past three years I have been in college, I think I have learned more during these past three months in Greece."

"How can coming to Greece compare with all the other courses I have had? . . . There can be no comparison. It was not simply a student/teacher or student/book relationship. We were involved with what we studied; we lived it. What I learned has gone far beyond Greece in the Bronze Age."