A website on cultural exchange
The United States Embassy in Athens recently launched Mosaiko (www.mosaiko.gr), a site that brings together people from Greece and the United States in a multifaceted forum that covers all areas, from culture and the arts, to education here and abroad, to social issues. Though still in its early phase of operations, Mosaiko already showcases interviews with artists from a variety of fields – an architect who designed a skateboard installation in Rendi, southern Athens, and filmmaker Loukia Rikaki are examples – a Fulbright scholar who recounts her experience of studying in America and and an interview with US Ambassador to Greece Charles Ries on American education in the context of the Education 2007 fair in Greece. The site has podcasts and weblogs, a discussion forum and areas where users can contribute their own nugget of information or open a debate with others on any topic of common interest. There is also material from the US Department of State’s Info Central website, selected by the Mosaiko team, and a Focus section that goes into depth on a different topic every month.
