Kathleen M. O'Donnell

Thank you to the Macaulay Honors College for awarding me with an 1st Annual Macaulay Eportfolio Expo Award for Photography & Media!

Howdy! This will be my final post while still in Greece. One more day and I’m headed home. This final week has been quite an adventure. Wednesday, we took an Athens 1 Day Cruise to the Islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aeginia. I wasn’t feeling up to the cruise, but got through the day with […]

Hello! This past weekend (Jan. 14-16) was one of the most interesting and spiritual experiences of my life. In class we’ve been learning about Ancient Greek history, and to finish the subject, we traveled to the places where ancient peoples have walked, glory has been won and gods have lived on- Mycenae, Olympia, and Delphi. […]

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates this week-lots going on! After a glorious weekend in Santorini, it’s been class time in Athens. Though I haven’t been going all out with exploring this week, I have seen some pretty amazing things. Here’s a rundown: Monday Jan. 10th: Class, a bit of school work, an […]

You are situated on the side of a cliff, a rocky hillside formed by igneous rocks. The hillside formed from a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago and you can see that the porous rocks rocks have been glued together by nature creating the very place you stand. You look out over the rocks to […]

Days Two and Three in Athens have been a whirlwind of food, new friends, and running around! Day two welcomed more walking, a bit of shopping, the rest of the students arrival, and a beautiful trolley ride through the city. The morning walk took Nazana and I to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, gloriously […]

Well folks, I have my first official stamp on my passport and it’s says….something illegible! After 3 hours at Newark International Airport, 9 (relatively sleepless) hours on a plane, and a bus ride into the city, I have arrived in Athens, Greece!! The flight was smooth-no problems at all! Though I tried to get some […]

Greek word of the day: αεροπλάνο (ah-eh-roh-droh-mee-oh)- Airplane Just three more days until I hit up New Jersey’s Newark Airport for my ticket to ride! This post is just to inform you that you may comment on any post! Just click the “comment” button and fill out the box with your thoughts, questions, and love […]

Γειά σου! (pronounced “yassou”) means “hello” in Modern Greek. Who knew!? Since I can’t actually speak Greek, the best I can do is say “Hey, welcome to my blog!” This blog will serve as a day-to-day record of my upcoming awe-inspiring, rip-roaring, fantastical journey to the beautiful country of Greece. “Katie,” you say, “Why are […]