Sorry this post is so much later than the last one, I got
super busy and long story short I haven’t had a chance to put this up until
now.
So my last post was about the learning aspect of language
camp, now let me tell you about the fun part:) (uh, I mean, not that five hours
of class every day wasn’t fun…;) ). So we ended up doing a lot of ‘field trips’
in the evenings so I figured I’d just go in chronological order. Tuesday-We went to the mall, which normally I wouldn’t be super excited about just because I am not the biggest fan of shopping, (I know, being a girl should mean I like shopping) but I was excited for this one because A. I would be able to hang out with some friends and B. There was wifi at the mall. Now, I know you all must be horrified that that is what I was excited about, but for the first few days of camp there was no wifi and I am going to have to admit I am a bit addicted to the internet. Honestly, I didn’t realize how addicted I was until this. I found myself going to turn my computer on so that I could send an email, catch up on news, or talk to a friend, only to realize that I was completely cut off. I think what made it harder for me was that not only was I cut off from things like facebook, or youtube, but by not having internet at camp I was effectively cut off from everything back home. I couldn’t email with my parents, or talk with friends, or just find comfort in something familiar. I still can’t decide if that was more or less painful than the constant reminder of home that the internet brings me.
Wednesday-Today was a national/church holiday in Poland and it was one of the only days where women are allowed into a really awesome monastery that was near the language camp. So naturally we all wanted to go see it. Well, it was absolutely gorgeous! I was stunned at the grandeur and I almost felt disrespectful for taking pictures, (Key word there is almost, because I did end up taking pictures).
Saturday-We saw more churches today! We went to the famous
cathedral in Krakow, where all of the national heroes/presidents/royalty/anyone
else super important are buried. It was huge! Also, it was stunningly opulent,
and I felt so tiny in there. When not only is the building huge, but also old,
so old that it has seen hundreds more years of history than you ever will, it
has a tendency to make you feel tiny. Or at least that’s the way I felt. I
remember looking up at one of the statues adorning a post and thinking “Wow,
that statue has seen kingdoms rise and fall, it has seen history at its
crossroads, how I envy it".
Sunday- I licked more walls today than probably healthy :)
We went to the salt mines near Krakow and it was really fun. We walked down
like 50 flights of stairs and the caverns down there are GINORMOUS!! Like there
are three chapels, a few dining areas, a giant pool thing, a place to have a
wedding or a ball or a fashion show; it was intense. And yes it really was a
salt mine (my tongue can verify that). But don’t worry I didn’t get sick or
anything:) 
We did more stuff the next week, but none of it was super interesting. We went back to the mall and then there were some activities just in the little village the language camp was in. Oh, we did wishing lanterns! For those of you who are facebook friends with me, that’s my profile picture right now! That was a really, really awesome experience, to see all of our hopes and dreams float up into the night sky.
Anyway, I’ll tell you about the lake house next post :)
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