Day #5: 5 July 2013

Today we reviewed everything that we learned yesterday on the field trips. We also further discussed our meeting with the governor and her idea of branding Crete. We all agreed that the logo colors should be different and reflect more of Crete. She was very understanding of our opinions and very friendly to all of us. We were also slightly surprised by how she did not speak English; but Theo explained that is a result of her upbringing on a farm in a small village.

We then discussed the connection that modern Greeks have to mythology. We saw some of this yesterday on the sites, but through Maria’s book, we got a larger understanding. Even simple things like the connection to goats and the importance of goat’s milk relates directly to how Zeus was fed off goat’s milk.

Greek language was also discussed especially with how to read it better and how the Greek’s get their last names passed down from family members. First we should trace the letters and then identify the vowels. The vowels form the syllables (Counted from the end). Finally, we determine where the accent should be placed on the word. The accent should never be placed beyond the third syllable.

Ultimately, we watched a movie called Aunt from Chicago. I really liked this movie. I thought that it was interesting with how even though the movie was from the 1960s; the topics and humor were still relevant today and could be understood by people of all cultures. Even the Greek culture aspects of wanting to get the daughter’s married is seen in every culture.