Cerca Abroad

Hi, my name is Nada Hijou and I am from Massachusetts and that’s where I go to school. And I am here in Athens with this program and I just want to say that love it. It’s been one of the best programs I’ve ever been in. It shows just a lot. Currently what I’ve been doing is shadowing surgery. It’s been such an incredible experience because I got to be in surgery which I wouldn’t have been able to do that in America. As well as sometimes I’ve been scrubbing as well. I was just in a heart surgery so that was the best thing I’ve seen in my entire life. It was an open heart actually as far as I remember. From there it was insane because at that point I never got to see that in person but I have always learnt about it, so, to see that was incredible. Athens is an amazing place to stay. You are so close ti the islands. You can reach from here if you want to go. Also the night life here is phenomenal. I love Athens and this program here and I would definitely recommend it.

Hi, my name is Ella Growney and I am from Michigan. And I chose this summer to come to Greece for a pre dental internship. I really enjoyed my time here and I got to experience a lot of dental practices, get to watch different surgeries and things like that. It’s been a really great experience here in Greece and I loved being able to see all the cultural changes and I guess just adventure around Athens. Throughout my time here I’ve had the chance to meet some really fun girls. I would really recommend joining the Facebook group and getting to know some people before you come, so that you can make some connections and things like that. So that, since I lived alone and some of my friends in a different apartment, we’ve been able to connect. I’ve been here now for six weeks and this is my second to last day, so I’m almost done. It’s been really fun. I’ve had the opportunity to meet some really awesome people. I do think the coordination here has gone pretty well. It’s given me the opportunity to see different types of dentist practices and I’ve also been able to see things I didn’t before.

Hi, my name is Sharon Nugent, I am from Oregon, Virginia. I go to school to the College of Charleston, North Carolina. I went on this program to learn more about physiotherapy and actually see what they do. This has been a great experience to really see what is done and I’ve never had an experience like this. So, it’s been a great experience to see that. Also, I got to see surgeries which is a thing I’ve been interested but it was really cool to be able to see how things are done, which I know I wouldn’t have the chance to experience in the US. It’s been great here, I’ve learnt a lot. The coordinators have been really amazing. Seeing Athens has been amazing, I’ve met some wonderful people. So, it’s been a great time.