θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɪkstiːnθ hiː lˈɛft fɔːɹ ɹˈoʊm, ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ fˈɛloʊ stˈuːdənt ænd pˈeɪntɚ nˈiːkoʊz nˈɪkəlˌeɪəˌuː ɪn fʊlfˈɪlmənt ʌv ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndli pˈækt ðæt ɪf ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ðˌɛm wɜː tə wˈɪn ðə skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ðeɪ wʊd tɹˈævəl ɐbɹˈɔːd təɡˌɛðɚ tə kəntˈɪnjuː ðɛɹ stˈʌdiz.
Three months later on June 16th he left for Rome, accompanied by fellow student and painter Nikos Nikolaou in fulfillment of their friendly pact that if either of them were to win the scholarship they would travel abroad together to continue their studies.