Greek Epiphany

The greatest epiphany I had was realizing that attending greek school was not a form of torture, and that in the long run, not only has it helped me, but it has shaped me into the person I am today. For the past twelve years of my life, I have attended greek school twice a week on weekdays. I always wondered the value of having to go, especially since it required a lot of juggling as it seemed to interfere with extracurricular activities and/or completing homework. It was not until a couple of years ago that I realized that greek school had a positive effect on my life. In greek school, not only did we learn how to read and write the greek language which became a useful tool in my academics in Garnet Valley, we also learned about our ethnicity …show more content…
In greek school, we learned about our ancestors culture, roots and also traditional greek dances. Learning how to greek dance and learning the meaning and origin of each dance truly inspired me. Today I am a part of a large greek dance troupe that is affiliated with my church. Being exposed to the culture and ethnicity inspired me to be part of a bigger dance troupe. We perform at greek festivals, the greek parade, and many other greek dance competitions. Of all of our performances, the pride and camaraderie of wearing a traditional greek dance costume and performing in the greek parade is, and always will be, my favorite. Being able to read and fluently speak the greek language, decipher words in english derived from the greek root words, and gain knowledge about the greek culture are all great things that were made possible from attending greek school. Although as a child I could not see the benefits and I looked upon it as torture, as I got older I came to realize that the positives outweighed the negatives. It may have taken me years to have this epiphany but I have learned to appreciate the struggles and I have embraced my greek