Hurra! PO POLSKU

Hello!

Last night I went out with some people on the program. We met with some other students - some American and others not - and I saw a Polish flat, a really pretty club near the Palace of Culture and Science, and a kebab stand (boys on the program recommend the spicy chicken kebabs there but it was late so I did not have any). By the time we made it back it was not too late but VERY cold. The kind of cold that makes your fingers and hands ache. :-/ At least it was nice spending time with other program kids and seeing more of the city. I also could sleep in a bit since I have only one class and a film viewing today in a short time.

In terms of classes, I have books only for my Polish class ("HURRA!! PO POLSKU 2") and the "Survival Polish" script from when I was with the Beginners. They are neat; one is a textbook and one is a workbook:

Sorry for the blurriness - I tried to enlarge the image I could find. The workbook looks about the same and they come with audio CDs - reminds me of my old books for French courses

We just had an assignment that mentioned Polish celebrities and I recognized a couple from my grandma's (Babcia's) satellite TV. :-P I also have a very large, blue binder full of readings for my Jews in Poland class.

Recent food trials = I tried a no-sugar-added - so considered "100% fruit" with maybe just juice added? - strawberry jam with actual strawberry chunks earlier that was pretty good. I am also having some water - gazowana that was more unintentional but still good:

Other brands I have had include Laguna Bialy (affectionately called the Laguna Beach water by some of us US'ers)

http://www.kroplabeskidu.pl/

I also pulled something that smelled of death from the sink drain. So fun! :-D ... Now I have to head to class soon.

Happy Thursday. :)