June 21th

Today the ICEX team had a break from all the hard work and got the opportunity to explore Malta on our own. Makoto went out in hopes of finding someone to interview for the cultural project Professor Dadabhoy is helping us with. He went to explore some of the war museum in Valetta and ended up interviewing one of the reenactment employees at the Upper Barrakka Gardens.  Kole went out to explore the shoreline and went snorkeling around the point. He also got the chance to look at some tidepools and view some of Maltas marine life.

Marine life off the coast of Malta

Sam and Nandeeka left early in the morning in search of something active to do such as rock climbing or hiking.

Bonita, Russell, and Mitchell went to tour the streets of Valletta and explore some of the cuisine that Malta has to offer. They were also able to witness the firing of the canon at the Upper Barrakka Gardens.

Later in the evening, everyone returned to the apartment for a very interesting lecture. As a Historian, Liam Gauci has been studying history from the 1800's. He believes that history is best told through human stories. He presented a lecture on the Corsairs from Malta and the culture and history of it all. Overall, it was a very insightful and entertaining lecture on some of Malta's past.