METU students go swimming in Lake Eymir when classes are available in the summer heat

When we planned to go on a picnic to Lake Eymir on weekends, our first priority was to convince our friend with a camera to come, then divide our supplies among ourselves. The Lake Eymir facilities weren't particularly well-stocked. There were tea, water, coffee, and some amenities for the rowers who came to train. Our friends would bring 45-rpm records and/or cassette players, and we'd dance to them. If it was summer and training was over, we'd go swimming. Since the lake was swampy, it was rec...
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