OK so getting off the plane, my brother told me to listen to my ipod, cuz when he first came he had some Rocky theme music blasting and it really pumped him up. So I thought I'd leave it up to God and have it on shuffle, the first song that came on was ACDC's "Highway to Hell"...yea... Luckily this did not set the tone for the trip. But First some basics I am staying with a family, the mother Ella, the dad Joseph, and the daughter Maggy, who is a college student. I will be spending most of my time with her as I repeatedly tour the city and see new things.
So far it has been really fun, Maggy and her friend Paulina has taken me into the city by tram, and we saw the markets and alot of elaborate churches that are actually pretty awesome, I have not been taking too many pictures because i plan to go back and revisit alot of places. Then today I went on a long, long bikeride with Maggy and her friend Peter to a place where you could see all of Cracow, this was cool but it reminded me how out of shape I was when it came to biking.
Thats a huge difference between us and them, transportation, they have cars (although tiny), but because most roads only have one lane traffic is horrible. So most people use public transportation, the bus or the tram, the tram is actually pretty cool and a nice setup. Or people just walk! or ride a bike!
Anyway the language barrier isn't too much of a problem, Maggy speaks english, although it took her awhile because she was rusty, but now already two days in and she is doing great, she just struggles when she has never learned a word to fit a random situation, like mud. The first confusion we had was when she said "You are boring?" when she meant to say "bored". But I can carry a conversation with her and most of her friends well. The mother Ella does not speak much english at all so thats kindof tough but Maggy is usually around to translate.
The first thing we found out we dont have at all in common is, TEA! I had never had it before! But here they have it two, three times a day. I like it, its not bad, its just a big change. Anytime you think of having milk in a day, they have tea. To talk about the food a little its.... different. Its much healthier and alot more natural, but because of this it isnt what im used to, and alot harder to get down regularly. This will probably my toughest challenge here is surviving each meal.
Well I could go on and on but ill save some stuff to talk about for another time, so check in later when ill talk about my latest travels, my flight here, and polish TV! Now im going to go have a beer and watch a soccer match with Adam, the guy i came over with, and Joseph, Maggy's father
Kaymazing
Three things:
ReplyDeleteYour blog was neither random nor did it jump around.
You are a fine young man.
You make your Mother and Marion very proud.
Keep posting
Jane