After reading a prompt and heartfelt comment to the last blog post, I had to write one final post. The comment was penned by Christos, an Athens business owner and pal to several Berklee students. My not mentioning Christos in one of the prior posts is a massive oversight because he was one of the locals [...]
Author Archives: Rob Hochschild
The Word Maven of Athens
January 21, 2011 – 10:27 am
A few weeks have passed since we all returned from Athens, but after bumping into one of the Berklee students in Athens back here on campus, I felt compelled to do one final blog post about last semester’s trip. Much as they might have wished they could resist the well-worn quip, some of Berklee’s students [...]
Athens: Of Snow and Spots
December 16, 2010 – 2:19 pm
After four beautiful days of sunshine and highs in the mid-70s, the weather took a decidedly New English turn on Friday and Saturday of my week in Athens. Snowflakes sprinkled down and cold winter winds whipped into our faces. Goodbye Mediterranean feel, hello Vermont in February. But it didn’t slow things down on Saturday for [...]
Allee in Athens: Signomi!
December 10, 2010 – 5:59 am
Allee Futterer is not shy. At 19, she is the youngest Berklee student in the Athens program, but she is always the first to start a conversation with a complete stranger. I’m not sure if signomi (excuse me) is the first Greek word she learned, but I’ve sure seen her use it a lot, as [...]
Finding a New Beat in Athens
December 10, 2010 – 3:22 am
Most people say that traveling abroad “expands their horizons,” but for Berklee voice student Ratasha Huff, being in Athens is providing experiences that go well beyond the implications of that three-word cliché. We sat down to talk in the café at Nakas conservatory and when I asked how it’s been studying abroad for a semester [...]