So one of the fun things about this blog is that since I am categorizing my posts by country, it’s satisfying to add a new category each time I travel. I’m currently in Copenhagen! “Copenhagen?” you might ask. “Don’t you know it’s cold there?” Ya know, I did notice it was a little balmy. [...]
Archive for the ‘Poland’ Category
-2 Celsius, but that windchill is vicious
Posted in Denmark, Europe 2010, Poland, tagged Copenhagen, Gdansk, Uncle Jim on 2 December 2010 | 5 Comments »
Well, I learned how to SAY Happy Thanksgiving in Polish, but not spell it.
Posted in Europe 2010, Itinerary, Pics or it didn't happen, Poland, tagged and ohmygod more food, cooking, cultural exchange, family, food, holidays, Poland, Thanksgiving, Uncle Jim on 26 November 2010 | 5 Comments »
Phew, what an amazing holiday. OH WAIT! BY THE WAY! I’m in Poland! I left Garfagnana and headed up to Milan for the weekend (I had a wonderful time couchsurfing with this guy and meeting his friends and watching a movie from the 40′s called Mirocolo di Milano) and then flew to Berlin and then [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words
Posted in Europe 2010, Pics or it didn't happen, Poland on 10 October 2010 | 2 Comments »
Though I’m currently in Istanbul visiting one of my best friends, I just wanted to try and show a little slice of my life these past few weeks, so we’re going to do this picture book-style. Once upon a time, Victoria went to Szczecin (Sh-ch-echin), Poland. She stayed with a couchsurfing [...]
“There are more stars in Germany.”-Me “It’s because Germany robbed us. They took them all without asking our government.”-Sebastian
Posted in Europe 2010, Pics or it didn't happen, Poland, tagged communism, eastern europe, fear, geography, Germany, history, I know you're procrastinating at work Sarah, learning, news, Poland, Russia, terrorism, world war 2 on 4 October 2010 | 6 Comments »
Warning: history content. Alright, so here I am in eastern Europe and I’ve now stayed in two post-communist countries. In 6th grade, I clearly remember Mr. Douglass telling us about Germany (his late wife was German) and the Berlin wall and how traumatizing it was for him and his wife when they couldn’t visit her [...]
What’s a traveler like you doing in a town like this?
Posted in Europe 2010, Germany, Itinerary, Poland, tagged culture, English, globalisation, history, journal, language, Poland, privilege, traveling on 29 September 2010 | 5 Comments »
Copied from my journal, since it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I wrote it in Germany, but I reckon it’s still applicable here in Poland, too. (By the by, flickr has some updates as well.) (18 September: Gatschow, Germany) “I’ve been thinking about something [English] Ed said back at the hostel in [...]
I’m being Johnny Cash!
Posted in Europe 2010, Pics or it didn't happen, Poland on 29 September 2010 | 1 Comment »
There’s a red line all over Szczecin that brings you on a walking tour through the city, so yesterday I spent about 4 hours “walking the line”. Szczecin, by the way, is pronounced Sh-cheh-chin, and is apparently written Stettin in English. It’s an interesting city: it’s got a lot of beautiful old buildings right next [...]
