The videos for this week were so interesting! I didn’t realize that Greece was divided into 13 regions and 9 geographic regions. In retrospect of course this makes sense, but I’ve never really given it any thought, especially because I’ve always thought of Ancient Greece in terms of the city-states, which were different in a different way, and I guess I just assumed that modern day Greece, since like other European countries it’s really small, was just that. I also think it’s really cool the extent to how marine-based they are as a country, and I wonder if perhaps Athens’ ancient way of life may have been the precursor to the systems used today. One thing I wanted to know more about as I was listening is the conflict between Greece and Turkey, so if anyone knows anything about it I’d love to learn!

I am also extremely excited to see all of the archeological and historical sites! I’m hoping to get off the beaten path while I’m there and see Greece how it is, but I also definitely want to go to what are more tourist-y destinations. Speaking of which, the fact that more tourists visit than the entire population of Greece per year is insane to me! I wonder what sort of political conversations come up surrounding this, since being so reliant on tourism is always risky for an economy. How often does Greece see floods, tornados, tsunamis, etc.?

These were just a few of the things that stood out to me. I CANNOT wait!