Today started with a rough morning. We were all ready around 9am to head to the quarry, an underground marble cave, when Professor Albert William informed us that our trip was canceled due to the weather. Everyone’s mood changed at that moment, saddened by the change in plans; instead, we headed to school to work…. Read more »
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“Despotiko”
Today was a day that everyone had been looking forward to since we arrived to Paros. After the rainy evening that we had the night before, we were all hoping that the weather wouldn’t interfere and cancel our plans. Lucky enough, when we awoke this morning the sky was clear and sunny! We left our… Read more »
“First rain”
After a very relaxing day at the beach, we met at the music school early in the morning to continue our documentary productions. Before we started, Albert went over the plans for the following days with us. Albert then led us in some yoga poses to stretch our body. Then we gathered around in a… Read more »
“First day off”
The students were given the day off today. Our first intention was to take a bus to the Mortellos beach but several students overslept (myself included) and we missed the bus. We headed down to the docks to inquire about possibly taking a boat, but unfortunately all of the boats were for fishing not transportation…. Read more »
“Productivity kicks in”
While most of the students slept in this morning (finally), the instructors, along with a couple students, were up bright and early to start on the foundation of our project. The interview with Yannos is critical to making this video. I spoke with Sheheryar this morning when he got back from the interview. He explained… Read more »
“An early morning in Greece”
Today was the earliest we have gotten up, or at least most of us. Thomas Lewis asked us yesterday if we wanted to do a morning hike up the side of a tall mountain in the distance. The majority of us agreed because we are quite a unique group of people. After struggling to wake… Read more »
“Getting Adjusted”
Hi Everyone, Today, we organized all of our equipment and started our pre-production for the documentary. We all had a bit of a late start adjusting to the time zone. We began with breakfast at Meltemi, a small restaurant right by the beach. Afterwards, we headed to our headquarters at the local music conservatory where… Read more »
First Day of Class on Paros
This is the hotel our group will be staying at for the entirety of our trip. It is very nice and incredibly beautiful! This will be the classroom we will use while studying in Paros at the local… Read more »
Pre-departure
Our group met for the first time at the School of Informatics and Computing on the campus of IUPUI. We enjoyed our first meal together at the Greek Islands Restaurant. A few… Read more »