As Austin and Anna have already said, I also really enjoyed the trip to Malta and am very thankful for this unique opportunity to not only travel to a different country and learn about their culture and history as well as collaborating with all the students and professors from Cal Poly. Even though we came late, the Cal Poly students helped us become comfortable in this new environment quickly and answered any questions we had.
Even though I appreciate the comfort of my own room, I really do miss working with everyone in Malta (coding at night, taking data and doing outreach during the day, and playing cards on those rare nights people unglued themselves from their computer screens). The most important things I learned was how to adapt to unexpected problems in the field and to persevere no matter what. There were many examples where we had to improvise, like when we could not get into a site in Mdina or when it seemed like we would not be able to find the shipwreck, but we tried new things and eventually worked through it.
This trip was stressful at times, but also strangely relaxing, not having to worry about other classes or meetings or having to answer a hundred emails a day. It's too bad we couldn't stay for longer and get to know Jane and Zoey better! Thanks for sharing with us your experiences and I hope to see some of you guys again in the future!
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