The Porto trip started before we even landed. We flew out together from Athens as a class, heading into a week of lectures and company visits built around AI and leadership. I had Giannis Bournis and Giorgos Katerinis next to me, and every now and then we would get up to chat and joke with the others. Even in the air, before a single session had started, it already felt less like classmates sharing a flight and more like a cohort that had become a team.
That sense of togetherness was something a few of us wanted to carry beyond the classroom. Six of us decided to share a house in Porto, a small decision that ended up shaping the whole week. Some of the strongest bonding does not happen on a printed schedule.