On a map, Colby may seem isolated. In our northern corner it's hard to imagine the constant flux of students, faculty, and guests who come from and go to places all over the world. Yet that movement is exactly what happens, and if one were to superimpose the paths of these travelers on said map, the lines would zig and zag and stretch across it. I was lucky enough to make one of those paths when I, along with 18 other Colby students, went to Greece for an anthropology Jan Plan. The course, Ancient Sites and Their Visitors, taught by professors James Barrett and Mary Beth Mills, toured ancient ruins left by the Greeks and Romans but also looked at their contemporary presentation, an aspect of the sites that tells us as much about modern culture as it does ancient civilization.

Our journey started in Athens, where we visited the Acropolis, the ancient marketplace called the Agora, the burial grounds at Kerameikos, and the National Acheological Museum. We also traveled by bus to Mycenae, Nafplio, Epidaurus, Olympia, and Delphi. Both the city and the journey through the Peleponnese were stunningly beautiful; the Greek landscape begs to be photographed, and I happily obliged. I also went with friends on a few excusions of my own, such as a day trip to the Island of Aegina. Here is a collection of my best shots. I hope you enjoy!

Charlotte Wilder '11

Lincoln, Mass.
Winsor School
Major: History