#summersnapshots

[productofevolution]

colored scents that fill the air as drowsy insects hum around in the meadow is the place of secret magic where nature alone renews itself. : kate bergquist   #summerflowers #summersnapshots https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmxYUnFXPW/?igshid=wzxu687sdnyr

[clahmcr]

The Mancunian Skies are blue, but there’s only one day left to send us your #summersnapshots. This entry comes from Classical Studies student Kate Miller, who claims to be at Hadrian’s Wall, though the absence of the traditional Horizontal Sleet is making us suspicious...

[clahmcr]

Our much-missed colleague Ian Goh (@iklg2) sent us this #summersnapshot from Santorini.  (We thought he’d left us to join @BirkbeckHCA, but now we’re wondering if he’s decided to start a new life as a God (/Hero/Warrior/Philosopher)...)

[clahmcr]

It might be September, but there’s still time for a few more #summersnapshots: here’s Jason Aslanian, proving that you shouldn’t mess with a clahmcr student...

[clahmcr]

More #summersnapshots from Clah Finalist Robert Wright, who found a Suspicious Horse lingering outside Troy, and, at Pergamum, some columns, a sunbathing tortoise, and ‘the deadliest theatre in the ancient world’

[clahmcr]

#clahsummersnapshots are back!

Clah Students!  Keep an eye out for Classical and Ancient Historical things while you’re trotting the globe or meandering by the Medlock this summer, and send us your #clahsummersnapshots.  Big Prizes to be won! (Check your UoM email for T&Cs...) We’ve already had some Giant Neapolitan Statues, and a Greek god up to no good at the United Nations: can you do better...?

[ocsharvard]

The streets of a country have so much more to teach you than anything you might find in the classroom or on the internet.

Por las calles, on the streets, is where you meet the true people of a country, learn how to speak the language as a native, and experience the country in reality, not through the lens of a travel brochure. During my time in Spain the summer of 2014, I spent a lot of time walking through the streets–once even, running through the streets with the bulls (but that’s another story). During these paseos, or jaunts, I saw the architecture we wouldn’t see on our museum or cathedral tours, I observed the graffiti calling to overthrow the monarchy, I even admired the lovely European balcony designs. Although I felt that my program did an excellent job of giving us an immersion in Spanish culture, I do not think I would have understood the true picture Spain has to offer if I hadn’t explored on my own. I would not have understood the meaning of tapas had I not went to the restaurant hidden on the corner of Avenida República Argentina and Calle Santa Nonía. A truly transformative international experience comes with exploration and reflection, and what better way than an evening stroll through the streets.

Irfan Mahmud, '16 Summer Institute of Hispanic Studies ~ Universidad de León León, Spain

[ocsharvard]

This past summer I spent two months with Hullabalu, a startup which I believe will become the next generation Pixar. While that may seem like yet another sensationalistic and hyperbolic comment commonplace in the startup world, I sincerely believe that if anyone will do it, it is the five person team I had the privilege of working with. Hullabalu reminded me why being an entrepreneur is the greatest thing in the world.

A word about what I worked on: it was novel, challenging, and directly contributed to the product – something unique for most first year tech interns. At times, there was something raw and gritty about the tasks that gave me a feel for the hustle in the startup world.

But it was Hullabalu’s culture that made this summer special. It was ambitious, intense, and driven whilst being enthusiastic, energetic, upbeat, and fun. These are qualities that I’ve found to often be at odds with one another, but there was a beautiful synergy in the Hullabalu office. Jokes and laughs were aplenty as the product moved along at a resounding pace. It was the quintessential example of how a positive mindset can create a workplace that can make you genuinely excited for each day.

An ingrained mutual respect and appreciation for one another fostered a strong sense of team and community. As opposed to feeling like a lonely cog in a distant system, there was a belief in achieving something greater, together – even as an intern who would part ways in a few weeks. A small team definitely helped, but it was more than that. Over my time at Hullabalu, I may have asked the team, daily, an upwards of twenty or more work related questions and dozens more related to college, music, and miscellaneous things that come with age (close to a decade separate many members of the team and I). These questions were always taken with enthusiasm even as my youth became apparent. To have this kind of support, consistently, created a do more together belief that was palpable from the first day. Telling perhaps, was how sad I was to leave on my last day and how close I had gotten to the team.

It’s my belief that this was all indicative of a greater quality – humility. The team is always learning, never resting on their laurels (of which there are many – just check out their apps on the app store), and constantly improving. For whatever they may lack, they made up in hours spent and effort put in. There was a true hustle and ambition to realize a meaningful vision. Hullabalu made me believe that what before seemed foreign and unattainable could be achieved through effort and persistence.

Team Hullabalu, individually, could be seen working at top tier firms in their fields, but, instead, have foregone comfortable and easy living in pursuit of something special. They have reminded me that there is something remarkable in taking risks, being challenged, and letting go of comfort for hard work and persistence in turn leading a more meaningful, exciting, and enthusiastic life. It is with this that as I return to Harvard, I will be pursuing my entrepreneurial ventures head on with a vigor that I saw everyday this summer. Akshar Bonu '17 Hullabalu New York, New York Excerpt from Summer 2014 Final Report. Each week, look for a new Summer Snapshot and discover summer opportunities.