Engineering of Ancient Greece
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2020-02-18
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For my STEP project I chose a study abroad program called Engineering of Ancient Greece
through the Office of International Affairs at The Ohio State University. This trip required me to be on
campus from May 6th-May 10th,2019 to research an assigned historical landmark within Greece, the
Meteaora Monasteries, that we later visited while in Greece. When in Greece, it was then
my job to present the information I learned about the Meteaora Monasteries to the members within the
group when visiting this site. Once the week long class is completed, we traveled to Greece from May 12th to
May 23rd. Within these eleven days we traveled to six different cities and visit 26 different historical sites
within Greece.
By traveling to all these different historical sites, I learned and examined all the different
engineering processes that went into the construction of these sites that explains how the
buildings/landmarks have withstood so many years of weathering. In addition to this educational aspect of
the trip, this trip transformed me culturally and professionally by expanding my cultural awareness,
introducing me to fellow engineering students from The Ohio State, and teaching me how to travel to
another country without the assistance of my parents. The gained skills and confidence obtained by
traveling to Greece on this trip will be beneficial to me when finishing my engineering degree within the
College of Engineering. By learning how to navigate another country and communicate with people who
speak a different language than me, it was a very transformational experience that I am very fortunate for
to having the opportunity to go on.
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STEP Category: Education Abroad