Sadie Knudson

Grammar Composition

Mrs. Roder

18/May/2011

Greece Paradise

Greece is the best choice for Fergus Falls, Kennedy Secondary School Senior Class

trip: for its diverse culture, various activities, and many historic events. Greece will

be a great learning experience for the students, and with the appropriate

accommodation, it will be a fun and safe place to learn.

Greece is filled with many educational and fun activities: with their historic

heritage, and beautiful Mediterranean waters, the Student will get to experience

things they couldn’t do else were. First on the Greek Agenda, is the Athens Concert

Hall; filled with many world-renowned musicians and performers, experiencing this

will bring the students to appreciate the work of music and art. The Concert Hall is

flooded with many events and programs: music, dance, theatre, education, and

exhibitions. Ext. All these different events are what make the Athens Concert Hall so

fantastic and inviting for all. Another place we are excited to let the students visit is

the Mediterranean Sea. The students will have a chance to scuba dive, after a

session of learning about some of the marine life they will be swimming with. This

experience we hope will spark many of the students interested in Marine life, for an

option of a future career. Greece coasts have an approximation of 16,000 km of

clean blue waters. The site we will be going to be close to the city of Athens so the

travel will be short. The Last full day we will be visiting one place is the Parthenon.

The Parthenon is an amazing historical site, and is one of the 7 wonders of the

worlds. Seeing this amazing building would be a great experience for the students,
because right now it is under reconstruction; as an attempt to save the beautiful

mystery of the Parthenon. We hope to get a chance to tour the Parthenon in hopes

to learn more about how they are reconstructing it, and they history behind the

Parthenon. All the following activities we will be doing, plus many more hold life

experiences for the students to take and hold for the future.

The culture and society of Greece will definitely make an impact on the students’

outlook on different countries way of life, and will prepare them for future travels.

One thing that the kids should be prepared to for is safety issues; crime, disease. All

theses are things the students will see in Greece, and will have to know how to

prevent them. The diseases in Greece that don’t cultivate in the United States might

be harmful to the students and the staff, so preparation will take place by asking

every parent whether their child/children have had their Hepatitis B shot, which is

recommended at birth, and updates on their routine shots; measles, mumps. Ext.

This knowledge of the vaccinations, and the vaccinations themselves is required for

the trip, and will keep the kid safe. Other cultural dangers include crime, but in

Greece the crime rate is not an issue. According to United States Department of

State OSAC Bureau of Diplomatic Security; “Statistic suggest that violent crime in

Greece is considerably less prevalent than in other European Countries.” This report

was issued on February 28, 2011. The crime in Greece has gone down, especially in

violent crime, this encouraged our decision in choosing Greece as the destination

for the senior trip. Another thing that we took in consideration in choosing our

location is the cultural impact the country will have on the students. The impact

Greece will have on the students will shape their knowledge and their experiences

overseas. Greek National Tourism Organization clames, “Greece is a true paradise

for cultural tourism.” Greece is known for many of their beautiful terrain, buildings
and people, and letting the students experience it first hand would be worth wild.

speaking to the Greece citizens was another issue that came up, and to resolve that

problem we decided to assign each chaperone, which is assigned at most 12 kids, a

tour guide that can speak Greek and English. This decision was made as a benefit

for the students, because now they can hear and know what the Greeks citizens are

saying.This is also good for if in need of an emergency, they can be taken care of

right away. The culture and Society of Greece is alot different to our country, and

experiencing that will show the students and teach them about what the world can

offer.

There are many preparations that go into planning a trip, and the

accomidations are one of the most important part. Choosing the flight route was the

first thing that had to be done. The flight will be a 2 stop flight, from Fargo to New

York, then New York to Athens Greece. The flight will be about 18 hours total and

the lay over from each flight will be short. Another question that came up for

planning tis trip was the housing. “Greece is one of the most popular tourist

destinations worldwide, as every year it welcomes more than 12 million tourists,

placing it among the top ranked countries on the World Tourism Organization’s list

of countries with inbound tourists,” (according to WTO data). based on the

information we recieved with more then 352,000 rooms in almost every hotel, we

are positive finding housing will not be difficult and to make sure we are going to

book rooms 6 months ahead of time. Also for the rooms the students and

chaporones will be staying in are non smoking. The last question many had for us

dealing with accomidation is the issue of feeding the kids. we have agreed that we

will pay for the night and morning meals, but the students will have to pay for their

lunch and snack meals during the day. This compromise will make sure that
everyone gets fed during the day, without pushing the budget. All these thing that

went into planning the trip were very important, and the saftey aspect of it al made

a big influence on it, with were we are going to stay, eat and fly, all these are

important to take seriousely and i feel when in Greece the people there will be

welcoming with open arms.

 Work Cited

“Health Information for Travelers to Greece.” Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration

and Quarantine (DGMQ). Date. Web. 19 May, 2011.

“International Travels.” Travel. State. Gov. U.S. Department of States. Date. Web.

19 May, 2011.

“Before you Travel.” Greece. Greek National Tourism Organization. Date. Web. 13

May, 2011.

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