Sixteen students traveled to Athens and Rhodes as part of a travel study course called "Communication and Culture," taught by Dr. Marianne Dainton.

After spending the first half of the semester learning how communication practices both shape and reflect cultures, the students embarked for Greece with the goal of experiencing firsthand Greek culture and communication, as well as the tensions that exist between Greeks and Americans in communication.

In addition to touring historical sights, the students also met with faculty and students at the University of Athens, had a scavenger hunt on the island of Rhodes, and were assigned to meet and talk with as many Greek people as they could.

By happenstance, the Greek Presidential elections were held at the end of the trip, so students also had a firsthand look at the political issues facing the country.

After returning to the US, the remainder of the semester was spent processing the students' experiences and talking about globalization and cultural imperialism.