Athenian Diary

A Year as Whitehead Professor

at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

This page collects my previous entries in the Diary. The most recent entry is always linked to the main page. They seem to fall naturally into groups, so I've organized them so. You can find what interests you by following the links. The entries are not in order; I finished some before others started earlier, hence the irregularity of numeration.

    Greek Language, Literature, and Culture

• Athenian Diary 3: Let's Learn Greek!
• Athenian Diary 10: Let's Learn More Greek! -- December 15, 2003
• Athenian Diary 17: Greek Music -- December 1, 2003-October 10, 2004
• Athenian Diary 25: Reading around in Modern Greek Literature --
• Athenian Diary 26: C. P. Cavafy and Alexandria by Egypt
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• Athenian Diary 39: Greek with Yanna
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    Life in Athens

 

• Athenian Diary 4: The Meaning of Kolonaki
• Athenian Diary 6: Coffee with the Maids -- November 8, 2003
• Athenian Diary 7: Political Protests in Athens
-- September 28, 2003
• Athenian Diary 8: How Does Athens Work? Part 1: The Athenian Taxi
-- October 20, 2003

• Athenian Diary 11: Kolonaki Car Crash

• Athenian Diary 13: How Does Athens Work? Part 2: The Garbage Strike -- October 21, 2003
• Athenian Diary 14: Days Out, Nights Out, in Athens
-- November 30, 2003
• Athenian Diary 16: How Does Athens Work? Part 3: Making Pretty for the Olympics -- Athens, the Beautiful City
• Athenian Diary 19: Endless Summer?
• Athenian Diary 20: Birthday Party, Half-Greek, Half-American -- November 8, 2003
• Athenian Diary 21: A Walk Around the Neighborhood -- December 3, 2003
• Athenian Diary 23: Bonfire Night at Byron College -- November 9, 2003
• Athenian Diary 28: Thanksgiving Dinner at the American School -- December 1, 2003
• Athenian Diary 29: Gary Reger, International Man of Mystery
• Athenian Diary 30: How Does Athens Work? Part 4: Everybody's Happy All the Time -- January 11, 2004
• Athenian Diary 33: Noah in Athens -- December 24, 2003
• Athenian Diary 35: Aspra Mera in Athens
-- February 14, 2004
• Athenian Diary 37: Aliens in Athens -- Terror at the American Schoool
-- February 24, 2004
• Athenian Diary 40: A Night of Exotic Dining -- Greek Agriculture Meets Archeon Gevseis
-- March 10, 2004
• Athenian Diary 41: The Greeks Vote -- Elections, 2004
-- March 10, 2004
• Athenian Diary 43: Easter in Greece at the American School
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  Travel

• Athenian Diary 5: A Day on Aigina
• Athenian Diary 9: On the Road with Kids. Part 1: Nauplio and the Archaia
• Athenian Diary 12: Monemvasia. A Byzantine City in the Southeastern Peloponnesus
• Athenian Diary 18: Sounion -- A Day Trip
• Athenian Diary 22: On the Road with the Paidia -- November 30, 2003
• Athenian Diary 31: On the Road with Kids. Part 2: Back to the Argolid -- January 18, 2004
• Athenian Diary 32: On the Road with Kids. Part 3: The Athenian Diary Goes to Egypt -- March 6, 2004
• Athenian Diary 36: On the Road with Kids, Part 4. One More Time in the Argolid, and a Side Trip to Lakonia, with Friends
-- March 13, 2004
• Athenian Diary 38: The Athenian Diary Goes Back to Egypt -- The Western Desert --
• Athenian Diary 42: On the Road with Kids, Part 5. Krete with Denise
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    Politics and Culture

 

• Athenian Diary 27: Fear and Loathing in the Middle East -- mid-November 2003 with an update on February 14, 2004

 

    Whitehead Professorship: Scholarship and Teaching

 

• Athenian Diary 1: My Year as Whitehead Professor
• Athenian Diary 2: The Trials and Tribulations of a Whitehead Professor. Part I: What I Do, What I Get
• Athenian Diary 24: My Year as a Whitehead Professor, 3. What I've Gotten Done
-- December 2, 2003

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