THESSALONIKI, GREECE

“Peyton Witner, a senior studying marketing, traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece.”

One day while boating with friends in Ios on a catamaran boat, Witner simultaneously had the best time and the worst feeling in her gut.

“We were all having a great time, everybody’s getting along so well,” Witner says. “Really, I think it was the best day of my whole entire life, like it was amazing; it just felt so unreal. But then, all of a sudden, I felt like I was having too much fun and I got so seasick.”

BARCELONA, SPAIN

“Lauren Reed, a junior studying journalism, studied in Barcelona, Spain.”

When Reed flew home from a weekend trip to Rome, all flights back to Barcelona were overbooked. A kind Greek employee eventually helped them get a connecting flight, but not without a stressful jog through the airport.

“We’re just following [the employee] and he’s almost running through the airport and we’re all trying to keep up with him with our luggage and everything,” Reed says.

“He’s on the phone with someone, and I don’t know what they’re saying because they’re talking in Greek, and then he stops, turns around and starts running the other way.” b