this post shall be entitled: the ancient world of the mediterranean beckons.

about a month ago i was awarded a staff scholarship in which to travel to the mediterranean to:

a) re-inspire my own passion for the topics i teach in classical studies
b) look into field trip possiblities for my students in the future
c) create resources for my department

so eric and i have booked our journey that takes us in january:

from auckland to turkey (istanbul, anzac cove and troy)
from turkey to italy (rome, naples, pompeii, cumae)
from italy to greece (athens, delphi, thebes, corinth, olympia)
from greece to turkey and back to auckland

i am looking forward to:
a) travelling back to the land of aeneas & paris, romulus & claudius, socrates & exekias...
b) eating real greek food again
c) showing eric my favourite destination of all time (he's never been to the mediterranean)
d) being immersed in archaeological sites

so thanks pakuranga college for giving me a scholarship!