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The Field School of Hvar
Five conversations, one school, an ocean in between.
Our debut isn't one interview — it's five. We sit down with Carolyn, the Virginia native who left a Washington career to build a school on a Croatian island; two of her teachers; and two families who crossed an ocean for it — including a midwife whose own story we'll follow next.
THE INAUGURAL SERIES
The five conversations
AWAY · NO. 01
EPISODE 1 · THE FOUNDER
Before Hvar, Carolyn was one of us
A Charlottesville native, a UVA “double Hoo,” a career in placemaking — and the single conviction that made her leave it all to build a school.
32 min
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EPISODE 2 · THE TEACHER
What it takes to teach on an island
One of the school's teachers on classrooms without walls, and why the hardest place to work became the one she couldn't leave.
28 min
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EPISODE 3 · THE TEACHER
The long way round to a calling
A second teacher on the winding path that led to Hvar — and what the students taught the teacher.
26 min
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EPISODE 4 · THE FAMILY
The family that crossed an ocean
Why one family uprooted everything for a school half a world away — and what they found when they got there.
30 min
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EPISODE 5 · THE MIDWIFE
A story we'll follow next
A midwife — and another family — on the leap of faith that brought them to Hvar. Her own story is the one we'll pick up next season.
34 min
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