I am sitting here in the hotel Bistro (where we are having class) while students are working on Kant and ethics after the Holocaust in small groups. I can hear them discussing as well Les Miserables, which we saw together in hopes of discussing the connection with enlightenment morality articulated best by Kant himself.

The group has been in Greece now since Saturday evening. The weather was, well, simply amazing. It has been between 65 and 70 degrees each day with the same promised during the remainder of our stay. It was like a shot of endorphins getting off the plane from Berlin. For all the heaviness of Berlin, you feel the energy of Greece, especially Athens, immediately when you set feet on the ground here. It’s no understatement to say that we have all been thrilled so far.