Trey Comstock is currently a student at the College of William and Mary studying Government and Theatre. From a very young age, Trey has been an avid photographer and amateur filmmaker and has produced several documentaries, promotional videos, and a video news program for his youth group back in Houston, Texas. He went on the Camino de Santiago in the summer of 2006 with William and Mary professor George Greenia and ten other William and Mary Pilgrims. Trey and the others started in Roncesvalles and walked together to Santiago. Along the way, they had to do academic research on an aspect of pilgrimage and the Camino. Trey studied what motivated people to start their pilgrimage, and this research as well as the life changing experiences that he under went along the Camino trail inspired him to attempt this project. Trey began thinking that he wanted to go back, but also that he wanted to give back to the Camino that had given him so much. From this thought process sprang an idea to capture the voice often lost among the others – young people on the Camino.
Elena Lower is currently a Psychology and Theatre major at the College of William and Mary. She is a former William and Mary pilgrim along with Trey, a native Spanish speaker, and a devout Catholic. Her role in the project is both as a Spanish and Portuguese translator (allowing the team to capture information from more than just English speaking pilgrims) and given her Spanish and Catholic backgrounds, as a cultural advisor who understands the religion and country that form the basis for such a diverse pilgrimage.
Bryan Hoffman is an Accounting major at Texas A&M University. An experienced hiker and athlete, he joined the team at Trey’s request. Bryan brings greatly need practical expertise. As a growing Christian, he seeks to understand more about his own faith and the faith of others and sees the Camino and this project as a chance to do that.
