May 10, 2009
Rising junior running back Gaston Miller and rising senior safety Joel Caldwell are spending May 4-29 studying abroad in Greece. The duo is taking a three-credit hour course called “Uncovering Greek Religion: Cults, Sanctuaries & Festivals in the Ancient World.” While being immersed in a foreign culture for the first time in his life, Miller will provide Vanderbilt fans with updates of his experiences in Greece on VUCommodores.com. (Photo by Steve Green)
Also, check out Ryan Schulz’s feature on Miller and Caldwell in Commodore Nation magazine — click here
Sunday, May 10
Hello from Greece!
I returned to Athens from the Greek island, Paros, around 4 p.m. Sunday. The course instructor, Bronwen Wickkiser, did not have coursework scheduled for the group this weekend so we decided to take a weekend get-away to one of the closer islands. The brief vacation went really well. We traveled five hours on a nice ferryboat to make it to the island and enjoyed fun in the sun at local beaches during the day and relaxing social scenes by night. It is the summertime in the United States, but it is just nearing the summer months here in Greece. We were denied access to some activities because the summer season has not yet started here; however my roommate, Joel Caldwell, and others were able to rent ATV’s and ride throughout the island. Nonetheless, the weather is nice and hot mid-day and cools off as the sun sets.
We will continue course work tomorrow (Monday) by traveling to Nafplio, which will be the first of many cities we will visit.
Go ‘Dores!
