Day 1 of the Farmont Summer School complete!

After we all arrived yesterday from five different countries, we spent the day in Antalya settling in and getting to know each other. Lilly (18) from Vienna, Austria, who just graduated from school and is planning to study technical physics in October.Tania (20) from Ukraine, who is pursuing a degree in international law in Trento,…

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Day 7 – Lamplight in the Midnight Yolk 🌊⛵🌠

While daytime is most often the period that the Farmont project group enjoys the sailing, it is the night time that the true magic comes out. The stars finally reveal themselves out of the usual light pollution, islands descend into deep cobalt darkness and the water follows its now lunar counterpart by donning a more…

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Day 6 – Cabin fever 🌊🌧️🌦️

It started off with a few of them. A piece of dry cereal would suddenly shift in the bowl, a plop would burst from the morning coffee. Soon, it was tens, hundreds and then thousands – droplets of water descended from the sky, sending the Farmont project group wet and hungry into the bowels of…

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Day 5 – O Megista, O Myth, Hello🏚️🗿🧙‍♂️

Tomorrow the Farmont group leaves Kastellorizo… but not before pouring themselves into its every corner. From one end to the other, we melted into the azure waters of the blue cave, we snorkeled in every possible shore and scaled every string of stairs. We felt the tingle of salt as we meandered down along the…

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Day 3 – Third day – Captain, Civilization Ahoy! 🌊

The third day was all about speed – we have been from bay to bay since the start of our journey, and we have started forgetting what solid ground felt like beneath our feet. This day, the Farmont project group not only experienced the bobbing and undulations of the sea but also the the speed…

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Day 2 – Ghost Bays and White Rabbits 🌊⛵⛰️

The journey continues… With blue waters under and clear skies over the Farmont project group finds themselves en route towards a small hidden „ghost“ bay. Today, the morning was started with the first of many presentations intended to expand the passengers‘ worldviews, „Gender inequality“ by Emily. We enjoyed the views of the Turkish shoreline, bathed…

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Day 1 –  Budding Sealegs 🌊🌅🌊

A new day dawns and with it the newest Farmont project group sails out. Exiting Antalya aboard the Marleen are five young students from all across Europe. For the following ten days they will cruise next to the shores of Turkey and Greece, sharing food, experiences and each other’s company. The actual horizon will not…

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