Experience in Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa is arguably the most popular tourist destination on the island of Cyprus. During my three day visit to the city, I attempted to figure out why this might be the case. How did a once quaint fishing village turn into the party capital of the Mediterranean? There is no single answer to this question, nor is there any way to quantify a particular aspect of the city. Ayia Napa is the...
Read MoreA History Lesson in Limassol
After Kendra, Chelsey and I went on a walk Friday night along the Mediterranean beach (and played on the swings for a little while), I awoke Saturday morning to a sunny day and free breakfast in the hotel lobby. I’m always an advocate of free breakfast and free coffee makes it even better! The only specific thing on my agenda for the day was to visit the Medieval Castle and Museum in...
Read MoreA Busy Day On a Bus
I realize that it has almost been exactly one week since I’ve posted a blog and I think that’s largely due to the fact that I’m unsure how to sort through everything that transpired across the weekend in Limassol. Friday, bright and early (at 9 AM here it is really bright!), my group from Tennessee boarded a tour bus along with the other American study abroad students:...
Read MoreIt smells like… Cheese?
The Tennessee group had another adventure filming food made from scratch. We went back to the same village as the bread maker but this time, we watched how to make halloumi cheese by a skilled Cheese Maker and her assistant. The house was beautiful and her backyard was welcoming with her garden, the trees providing natural shade from the beaming sunlight. We set the cameras up and started filming...
Read More‘Cut me off another tentacle, please.’
“A meze is a way of eating. It’s not a set format or set actual food. A meze is a communal, beautiful way of eating, which is sharing and breaking bread. And the whole idea of a meze is that you sit down and experience many tastes and flavors in one meal.” –Roddy Damalis Saturday night, I had octopus. And it was so good. A group of us had decided to venture out to this...
Read MoreFirst Rain in Cyprus
After being here for two weeks, I was beginning to strongly believe the locals about the lack of rain on this island. I had been told it is sunny 80% of the year in Cyprus, and up until yesterday, not even a drop of precipitation had crossed our paths. However, on the way home from a pleasant weekend in the southern beach city of Limassol, the weather took an unexpected turn. Our tour bus...
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