There are few moments in life that count forever. Choosing who (and if) to marry, becoming a parent, buying a house… Before all of these come the last years of the Greek Lykeio and the critical final exams held during the month of June. The grades one gets at the end of those three years give shape to all the life milestones to come. <\/p>\n\n
This year’s exams \u2014 especially their last days, 11-13 June \u2014 were for sure memorable\u2026 Temperatures soared to 43\u00b0C<\/a> in the month of June in much of the country, an unprecedented occurrence in our lifetime, which forced us to go through this important rite of passage at the end of high school in unbearable conditions. <\/p>\n\n Difficulty to focus and to breath, dry mouth during oral exams, stifling heat slowing one\u2019s handwriting, and temperatures that the human body cannot endure for long \u2014 these were not the ideal conditions for a successful graduation. <\/p>\n\n