We visited a small  local village and noticed their exotic clothing. Everyone’s clothing were full of vivid colorful dresses and dazzling patterns! We then walked into the restaurant of the small village, we tried ordering a sandwich, but ended up getting 1 slice of bread with toppings. Turns out in Poland, there is no such thing as sandwiches with 2 slices of bread. There is only one slice of bread with toppings, which the Polish call “Kanapki.” How fascinating!

 

 

 

While we were at the parade, we ate exotic polish foods. I ordered the Zupa grzybowa, a mushroom soup with cream and bread, and Ilya ordered a Kaczka z jablkami, baked duck in apple. And OMG the food was so delicious I can’t even like, OMG the mushrooms were so good and the cream was so good. Ilya liked his food too. For desert, we ordered both ordered Sernik, a delicious cheesecake. Food and Poland is so good!!!

 

 

 

 

 

We found out that today November 11, was Poland’s independence day, so we decided to go to on of the parades.  Apparently, Poland gained independence after the end of World War I from the German, Austrian and Russian Empires, this day is very important to Poles because it is the day they gained independence. The parade was cool, the good was incredibly good, and people were very patriotic about their country, overall a great experience!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

Throughout our vacation trip, we heard people say “Cześć” SUPER often. We then searched up using an advanced 2018 search engine called google, and we found out that “Cześć” actually means “hello” in Polish!!!!! Also “Do widzenia” apparently means “Goodbye” in Polish. OMG THIS IS SO EMBARRISING WE THOUGHT “HOLA” AND “ADIOS” WAS IN POLISH!!

 

We were walking down the streets of Warsaw when we saw Roman Polanski, a very famous film maker from Poland. Our friends got crazy over him and asked for his autograph. When we got to the hotel we searched him up. We found out that he was in the concentration camps during the Holocaust, but afterwards he made many movies such as Chinatown and Rosemary’s baby. Our friends told us that we should see some of his movies, and we plan to when we get make home.

We and our friends went to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, and we learned about the things that happened during World War II. In the 30s, many Jews were persecuted. They lost many rights and they were treated unequally. Then, during World War II, they were put into concentration camps with prison-like conditions. We gained a lot of knowledge today about the terrible events that transpired during the Holocaust.

OMGGG!!! We were told that it was cold in Poland, but we never knew that it would be this cold!! Right now, the temperature is a whopping 41°F (5°C) but it feels like 32° F. The climate here is not too bad, it’s similar to back at home in America. It is a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. It’s just a lot colder! Our new polish friends were nice enough to let us borrow their jackets, because we didn’t bring enough. They’re so nice!!! Also while we were exploring the lands of Poland, we noticed that the air is a lot drier here. It seems to rain less here than back in America, only 23 inches as opposed to 36 inches in America.

While we were volunteering in Poland, we met these new people who were nice enough to show us around. They taught us how to behave correctly in Poland. We never knew that in Poland, you must look someone in the eye and greet them with a firm handshake and show a smile. You also have to make sure to address people their surnames, with Pan as the suffix for males and Pani as the suffix for females. Poland is so fascinating and interesting!!!! 0.0

We are both currently volunteering in programs that take care of the environment because we care about the environment very much!!! During communist Poland, not much was done to prevent pollution, most of river life died and most of Poland’s water was contaminated. This still poses a problem today, as Poland continues to trash their environment. However, there are various programs that are contributing to the environment’s recovery. LIKE WHAT WERE DOING AYYYYY!!!

Right now, we’re at Ilya’s house to pack up all of our clothing, toothbrushes, toothpaste, Gameboys, and laptops. We’re planning to go to George Bush International airport and travel to Poland, which is located in eastern Europe, east of Germany, northwest of Ukraine, and south of the Baltic Sea. Hope to see y’all there! 🙂