Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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- 12 Polyark continued got so involved in the street markets, Cook said shyly. Lean- ing forward, his eyes twinkled brighter. But Leadenhall Market is like the Wall Street of London. It's a meat market, with huge chunks of meat hanging on hooks and blood dripping from them. But no one else saw how beautiful that place really was at that time of day -- the time of day when it was meant to be seen and the time of day when the real people were there, he said. Cook's study became more than just another research paper. He formed a lasting friendship with the man who helped him on his project. When the two said good- bye, the fish monger gave Cook a pair of London city seal cuff links and a Bobby's honor tie tack to remember him by. I wanted to give him something, too, Cook said as he reached into his pants pocket. So I gave him a marble like this. Closely eying the small silver ball ringed with a gold band, he read its inscription. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Cook's gesture was only part of helping the members of Polyark VII form strong friendships. We went over there knowing a little about each other, Carneiro remembered with a smile. But now we're a tight-knit group. What went beyond the marble in making the group close were the trips across the continent and the events that took place during their stay. There were so many special moments, Taylor reminisced with hands folded behind his head. He was no longer in his homey of- fice in the College of Architecture and Planning, but wandering through Europe with his Polyark students. Jim Hurtubise catching a 25- pound codfish 30 inches long, the grin on Janet Gardner's face when she finished her first ski run on the Matterhorn, or picnicking with bread, wine and cheese on the banks of the Rhine, they were all special! UI do have a personal ex- perience which made Polyark special for me, Taylor continued as he kicked his feet off of his desk and slouched down in his chair. I began running this past year and while in Berlin, I did a mile on the Olympic track where Jesse Owens won the gold. It was great because no one was there and I could imagine what he must ,As direeforfof the Polyark- trip, J., Robert Taylor, arghitecture pro- fessor, was in-:charge of ferganip i.0.i1i2i1f!fp!Hhiiin9tthat-eight-Glivmry Exbggivsioh. Taylor Rakes a- short 'FBSQWIFUIE'wiitirilgffbfffhe'QKQUD, have felt like. For Carneiro, there were also a few personal, special times. The woman's cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red as she spoke of a side trip she and Tyler Haines, Leesburg senior, took in Italy. I've got family there, she confided as she leaned forward. My grandmother wrote a letter of introduction in Italian and Tyler and I went off to find them. It was neat. None of us knew the other's language, but we had a good time drinking red wine, eating and laughing. Humor had its place in the trip, despite the circumstances sur- rounding it. Outside the Vatican in Rome, Cook nearly lost his wallet when three young girls picked his pocket. He and his companions chased the girls for several blocks. I was scared at the time. Those girls had my wallet, and everything in it. We cornered them and kept yelling, Polica, Policaf' Just before they got away I grabbed one. She ran and I was left holding her sweater and bra, and my wallet, Cook said. While the group traveled a world away from its familiar sur- roundings, they were exposed to cultures and politics as diverse as the individuals they met. That was weird, Janet Gard- ner, Bloomington senior, said as she looked at a slide from the Berlin Wall. Despite being halfway around the world from West Germany, engraved on Gardner's memory was the cold- ness of looking into an alien political world. Standing up there on that scaffolding, she said as she pointed to the image projected on the white screen, Hit all seemed so stupid, locking people in like that. Visits to churches, abbeys and cathedrals also highlighted their tour of Europe. The high ceilings of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the stained glass work of Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France were the group's favorites. But three months of experienc- ing the different worlds of Europe eventually had to come to a, close. After a farewell party dedicated to one of their favorite beers, Heineken, the 25 students made their way back to the United States. I didn't feel at home right away, Cook said. About a week after I got home I saw a travel section in a newspaper and all of a suddenl realized I had been to that place and now I was home. It seemed like a world away. For them, it was a world away. But it was also one in which they learned to live and love. No longer would they visit the meat market, ski on the Matterhorn or go cod fishing. But the friendships built would remain, as would the memories and understandings they had developed along the way. E by Christina Philburn

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a rg, Ed Gerns' West Lafayette Senior, and From across Paris, the Eiffel Tower Jim Hurtubise, North Tonawanda, New had 3 new PGVSDGCUVG- FOCUSWIQ in OV' York, senior, visit the Leaning Tower of the Cefifl-lfY'0ld SifUCiUY9, Mark Arnold. Pisa. Wabash senior, takes a photograph. . , iv tm --711, -' ,M . ., .,,,,, L, .gr ., ., ,, s r '- J ww. , -,,-,--,.,,, .J Beach combing at Mont St. Michel, four Polyark students search for Seashells and wade in the water. During the trip the students made a special effort to become familiar with the culture of each of eight dif- ferent countries they toured. In Piazza San Pietro, Rome, Ita- ly, Robin Randall, Floyd Knobs senior, sips from a fountain. Flan- dall spent the day clicking photographs of the area. Polyark students were re- quired to shoot photos as part of their trip. gas s,rgilgl',l Ar ' M 5 rl' X 1 r in .l,t.,,A'wL iv' 3,3 is ,X 4 . N3 1 '1 he , 1, ViSitS to churches, abbeys and cathedrals also highlighted the tour of Europe. if , f,.,-g.:'41' ' L. :i-5253, av A Polyark 13