Church trip to Jordan

Goodbye night

Inside the church

The Jordan River

The Baptismal site

Isn't Jerash beautiful>

The Girls in our group!

This is all the first day and this day we met new people and went to Jerash.

Michele Goes to Athens, Greece

Last week, May 7-10, I had the chance to attend a teacher’s conference in Athens, Greece. What an amazing experience. There were six teachers from my school, Cairo American College, who attended the conference. We had a great time shopping, sightseeing, eating and attending the conference. It was fun having European and American brands to choose from for shopping. I bought Greek olives and olive oil, chocolate croissants, baklava, and feta to bring home for our family to enjoy. Everyone got some new clothes. I got some great new shoes and a cute purse.
During our sightseeing, we went to an Islamic museum, which was very nice. I enjoyed seeing the changing of the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier, Parthenon and the Acropolis. One highlight for me, was on Sunday morning I was walking and heard beautiful singing. There was a 12th century Byzantine church right across from our hotel. I went inside and they were having a service. It was entirely chanting. It sounded like Gregorian chanting, except that is done by the Catholic church, so I’m not sure what it is called with the Greek Orthodox church. I had to pinch myself, it felt like a dream.



This is a view from the roof of our hotel.

We ate at the Plaka every night. That is the area of town that is right below the Parthenon and is filled with restaurants and cafés with people walking around. It is a great ambiance. I enjoyed the calamari (octopus), tzatziki (yogurt sauce) with fresh pita, souvlaki and gyro, feta, and grilled cheese, baked eggplant and stuffed grape leaves.



Our teacher’s conference took place at the American Community School of Athens. It was a nice school. The conference was on differentiation. I got some great ideas that I started implementing with my students this week.

What a great experience.