Poland

It's been a long time and now that I need to procrastinate while studying and writing papers...its time to catch up a little bit. Pictures are on facebook

Poland - Krakow:
The town is great. There is a big market square in the center that is very big...i think they said it is the second largest in Europe. We were able to meet some Polish students in Krakow who are studying European Studies and the Holocaust which was pretty cool. They showed us around the city that night as well. It was very interesting to meet these students and see Poland from their perspective, as where they grew up and now live.

Warsaw:
Pretty boring. Pretty old town but all reconstructed to look old...
We went to a reform Jewish synagogue and had dinner there. The Rabbi there looked like Dick Cheney and liked to talk a lot and sing for us. I tried to join in some of the singing so as not to embarrass him. The Jewish community in Poland was very small and in this house they were having a concert that night and a lot of people showed up which was really surprising.

Auschwitz:
I save this for last because for me, it was not the main focus of the trip. I have already been to Auschwitz and it was obviously important for me to be back there, but it was everything else on the trip and the perspective of meeting with students both in Warsaw and in the town of Auschwitz that really made my experience in Poland different.