The date is 1st of February… A snowy winter's night found us heading to the home of Greek Gods, mountain Olympus. The strong howling sound of wind felt like the forest was talking to us... But wait a minute, we really hear someone talking to us, and now we hope it is not the forest. There was a shadow man figure between the trees and we shouted "-Who are you? Do you speak Greek?" He said, "-Don't be afraid, I want to play a game with you… rules are simple… The clock is ticking and your deadline ends at 21st of May. Until then you must choose 30 brave and open-minded AEGEEans to participate in 2022 AEGEE-Athina's Summer University, to explore the ancient and cotemporary Greek culture."
Rest of the dialogue follows as happened
We asked him:
-What should we plan for this unique SU? 13 days full of history, philosophy and cultural workshops, or 13 days full of adventurous expeditions and parties on the beach?
The wise man told us:
-Back in 550 BC, one of my colleagues used to say: "It's all about moderation". You can combine both. If you reduce sleep time, it will feel like 26 days!
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-Ok, but how are we going to survive without sleep?
-There is enough Souvlaki for everyone. Do you know how nutritious and full of energy Gyros is? Hippocrates used to say, "one Souvlaki per day keeps the doctor away".
The second day, you will visit my favorite temple. Ask Athenians and they will give you directions. If not, Google will. The name of the temple is Parthenon and stands over Acropolis hill. It's easy to find but beware not to get distracted by the Sirines.
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-Should we visit some castles?
-Yes, but you have to climb 1.000 stairs to reach the top and to visit at least 2 of them.
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-Can we enjoy nectar and ambrosia like Greek Gods?
-Yes! But you must teach the participants how to cook Greek food and for the full experience they have to learn how to pronounce it in Greek.
-Trust us, their Greek language skills will be like yours after some days.
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-Do you have any other hidden treasure in Peloponnese to suggest?
-Mmm let me think about it. I have a top secret location where I used to go as a baby with my mom, follow the path to find the Polylimnio waterfalls and lakes. Don't forget to swim in the supernatural waters there. I gave you enough info, now I have to go back to the top of the mountain…
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-Wait, please... Don't go… We have been told about an island that looks like paradise, we checked it out on insta but we don't know how to get there…
-Im late af, cu around…
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@lilshadowman : Guyyyys, DON'T forget your sunscreen.
'You cannot reply to this conversation'
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After he poofed, we saw a little piece of paper falling to the ground. We couldn't understand much, because it was in ancient Greek, but the main reason was the bad handwriting. We could only recognize some words such as, Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Elafonisos, Beach Parties all night long under the stars, Night City rallys and funny games, European night and a text, probably for another chat…
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And now our turn is to find the 30 lucky AEGEEans who will be a part of our journey.
New philosophical ideas will be born from 22/7 to 2/8.
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Check if you are the ideal participan
Are you missing vitamin Sea and wish you had some (or a lot of) sun? ☀️
Can you survive high activity days, after unforgettable party nights? 🚫😴
Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone, solve mysteries and get the gossip box on fire? 🔥
🥵 🥳 🚫 💤 🧑🍳 🏊 🚣♂️ 🧗♀️ 🫂 🏖 🏛 ⛺️ 🚌 🌃 🎉 📵 ➡️ 🇬🇷 Do you agree?
Do you want to become a real Greek in 13 days?
Are you curious to meet and find out who the wise man is?
If you answered "YES OF COURSE, CHOOSE ME NOW" then write us your best motivation letter and get ready for the best Greek adventures.
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Sea you SU☀️n !
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Optional programme: Trip to Mani + Entrance to Diros Cavern & Visit at Winery or Olive oil mill.
Theme: Deep dive into the SUn of the beach. This year, you will explore with us some of the most famous and historical cities of Greece. You will feel the true meaning of Philoxenia, taste amazing food, talk like Plato and experience the lifestyle of Dionysus, the god of wine and pleasure. Accomodation: Gym, Dormitories, Camping.
Кога 🕚︎петък, 22 юли 2022 г., 11:00 ч. - сряда, 03 август, 11:00 ч. Гринуич+2
🌐︎ Място Athens φ37.97999 λ23.74031
Интернет адрес https://my.aegee.eu/summeruniversity/its-all-greek-to-me
Организатор AEGEE-Athina, su.athina@gmail.com
Категории: Local culture и SU
Въведено: петък, 11 февруари 2022 г., 05:38:42 ч. Гринуич+1
Последна промяна: вторник, 09 май 2023 г., 12:32:49 ч. Гринуич+2
Връзка към календара https://cal.aegee.org/?d=2022-07-22&id=e947872a-224b-4c84-8d25-90a541a9ec4-38&cal=0
💾︎iCalendar файл https://cal.aegee.org/c/0/e947872a-224b-4c84-8d25-90a541a9ec4-38.ics
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