SPC Professor Basil Moutsatsos, led 9 students abroad in Greece for two weeks this summer. The program had been in the planning stages for years with the SPC Tarpon Spring Campus Provost, Dr. Rodrigo Davis, the city of Tarpon Springs, and the SPC International Programs Office. It highlighted the connection that is kept alive by the Sister Cities agreements, the City of Tarpon Springs holds with various cities/islands in Greece. Students toured some of the Sister Cities such as Kalymnos, Halki, and Symi. In addition, the Sister Cities organization and Tarpon Springs City Commission awarded $15,000 in scholarships for all the SPC students traveling.

They were honored guests for the Twinning Ceremony on the Island of Aegina, Greece They were also joined by Costa Vatikiotis, Mayor of Tarpon Springs and the Mayor of Aegina, Greece. View the ceremony here (SPC is recognized at the 27:00 minute mark).

They received a warm welcome in Kalymnos from the former mayor of Tarpon Springs, Chris Alahouzos, who is currently serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the island.

They walked up the Sacred Way, past the Treasuries, the Temple of Apollo, the Theater of Dionysus, and the Stadium where the Pythian Games were once held.

They visited amazing sites like the Sacred Monastery of Saint Archangel Michael the Panormitis, the medieval site of Chrysocheria Castle, and the Monastery at Agios Savva, one of the main monasteries on each of the islands in Greece.

Students were excited to share their experiences through our SPC blog when they return.

To learn more about the 2025 study abroad programs, visit  https://blog.spcollege.edu/international/study-abroad/.