Tess Weigel - Blog Post 1

        The first week in Greece has been educational both through the tours of the museums and ruins, as well as, through the first hand cultural experience through conversation with the people of Greece. In just one week we have traveled to Athens, Corinth, Napoli, and Olympia, and there is still so much more to see of Greece. I think the most incredible aspect of being on the May Term in Greece is due to Professor Seaman’s Ancient Greek World class I took this past semester. In class we learned so much about ancient Greece and, specifically, analyzed the ancient Greek statues. This integration of both class and real life experience was first seen to me at the National Archeological Museum with the statue of Poseidon / Zeus throwing either a trident or a lightning bolt depending on one’s interpretation of the statue. My background of Professor Seaman’s class has made this trip even better because I love being able to fully understand the statues and ruins that I am looking at in front of me. I think my favorite site so far has been the Temple of Apollo and the headless statues that are placed throughout the ruins and the museum. Aristotle, our tour guide, explained that these statues’ heads did not fall off but rather they were created without heads in order to switch them out. I found this very interesting and advanced for the ancient Greeks because it gives the statues different emotions and appearances simply by changing their heads. I look forward to using my knowledge from class to further apply to the statues and to continue to explore Greece.