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How we spent the last 4 months and managed to charge our batteries for the winter?
\nSome recent Omilo history from July till November 2020.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Spring 2020 was very different from other years! Not only in Greece but all over the world, due to the covid-19 pandemic.
\nBut fortunately, the summer was a pleasant one, even in difficult circumstances. Below an update on how the Omilo was operating during the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n

July- September 2020: The beautiful summer months on the island of Syros<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When we arrived on the island of Syros by the end of June, the island was \u201ccorona-free\u201d.
\nSince traveling within Greece was forbidden from March till mid-June and only those having a permanent address in Syros were allowed to reside on the island,
\nthey managed to keep their island safe.<\/p>\n

Of course, after 3 months of strict regulations, everybody was relieved \u201cnormal life\u201d could start again.
\nThe blue Aegean Sea was more inviting than ever, the shops, bars and restaurants were operating again, the locals were happy to do business, to see friends, or being able to stroll around and go to the beach.<\/p>\n

Going \u201cback to normal\u201d also meant that they were expecting tourists! Travelers from many European countries were allowed to visit Greece again from July.<\/p>\n

As for Omilo, our last course in Greece took place in December 2019, and 140 registrations over 6 courses were canceled since then…
\nSo it felt fantastic to be on our favorite island again, getting ready to welcome the brave students traveling to Greece.
\nWhat a relief to be able to work next to the sea, instead of being “stuck” in front of our computer screens.<\/p>\n

In the village of Azolimnos, where the courses started in July,\u00a0 everything looked as it always looked:<\/strong><\/p>\n

happy people chatting while sipping from their frappe,
\nkids playing on the beach,
\nclients in the mini-market discussing the weather conditions and business,
\nor greeting the locals on the many walks along the seaside.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the locals were also concerned…from a very relaxed situation, things could change rapidly,
\nnow that tourists were arriving on a daily basis in Greece, from all over Europe.
\nThose depending on tourism for their businesses were happy, others were not\u2026.<\/p>\n

Everybody knew it would not be possible anymore to keep the island \u201ccorona-free\u201d from July onward.
\nSo no doubt that we needed to stay very careful, respecting the “corona-rules”.<\/p>\n

We are happy to let you know all went well during summer, and everybody, locals as well as Omilo students, teachers, and tourists, behaved responsibly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We welcomed students for the 2-week courses on the island of Syros, between July 12 and August 7th.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Listen here to Laurent from France, and what he wanted to say about his July course<\/a><\/p>\n

After that, we did not program any course for 4 weeks, in order to be sure that the Omilo-team and premises would be totally fine and safe by September.<\/p>\n


\nThe next cycle of courses took place from September 6th, as well as from September 20th.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click below to see a small \u201cthanking video\u201d which was made for the participants of September course<\/span>s<\/a>, w<\/span>ith some nice memories.<\/strong><\/p>\n