Obstacles/challenges

The biggest obstacles I encountered pursuing this project were time and synchronization. Since Mr. Zloteanu is based in Bucharest, Romania, and me being in London, UK communication has proven difficult at times, especially since we both have daytime jobs, which interferes a great deal with our schedules. Another challenge stemming from having to collaborate from afar was the recording of the poems. As I couldn’t be there to help with the recording process, Mr. Zloteanu had to do three separate takes until we finally got it right. The first time there were problems with the equipment, and the second time there was an issue with his positioning and distance in relation to the microphone. Luckily we’ve known each other for many years so these setbacks were easy to overcome.