Posts by Kim Miller
Fading Traditions
“You are only 1/3 of the way through.” After stuffing our faces for over an hour, when the owner of the tavern where our group ate our meze spoke these words, every jaw around the table dropped. We had already been presented with a fantastic array of bread, cheese, vegetables, salads and dips. We’d barely gotten into the meat portion of our multi-coursed meal when the...
Read MoreYouth in Revolt
Up until last Sunday, I had not had any negative experiences with the people of Cyprus. Of course, I had combated the heat, the language barrier and the high price of everything… But never had I had a poor experience with the residents of this island… Until the bus ride to Ayia Napa. The majority of the GLS students had decided to go on a day-cruise out of Larnaca, full of deep-sea...
Read MoreA Historical Weekend: Limassol and Paphos
This weekend was our first long excursion. All of the GLS students piled onto a tour bus and set out for Limassol. We stopped at several different places along the way, including Paphos, and learned so much in such a little bit of time. Our first stop was Kolossi Castle, which wasn’t a castle at all. It was a stronghold, built centuries ago. It was a giant fortress, and had a very eerie feeling...
Read MoreSouthern Hospitality
I have been on this island for an official week, and just in this short amount of time, I have managed to acquire a vast array of new and interesting experiences. I’ve purchased groceries where almost everything in my cart was in a foreign language, I’ve made conversation with strangers in the street, I’ve wandered into restaurants and ended up staying three hours, I’ve...
Read MoreKimberly Miller
My name is Kimberly Miller, and I am a Journalism and Electronic Media student with a concentration in Video Production, minoring in Cinema Studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Coming from Murfreesboro, TN. I didn’t experience much “culture” as a kid. I was always interested in the lives of others and the world outside of the United States. After I graduated high...
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