My alarm went off this morning, and I
did not want to get up… Oh gosh, I guess I need to catch up on
sleep from the one night I stayed up late. (Man, did I screw up my
body in middle and high school if after one night of staying up late,
it still affects me the very next day. :P) But… in all that I had
to do this morning, I forgot to take my personal phone with me, and
of course, I was meeting up with Iwona today. Baaaah, curses. I never
forget my phone, either! Ah well. At least I had my work phone! (I
tried using my Google voice number, but… it refused to send
anything. >( Probably international stuff.) Not like it is being
used otherwise, anyways.
Nothing to say about work, of course.
Afterwards, I went to meet up with Iwona at the train station, which…
we really didn’t know how the other looked, so we were on the
phone, being like uhhh, where are you? Yeah, I’m here too. What are
you wearing? Oh, I see you, the one with the phone saying stuff
before I hear it. :P So yeah, we met, and she was nice. (: We took a
walk past Arkady, to this little bridge/alley place that has some
pubs and restaurants there. We ended up eating at a pizzeria; she got
a pizza, and I got a zapiekanka. More or less, pizza bread.
I’ve been wanting to try one for a while, though! So I took the
opportunity. It was good. (: We stayed there the entire time and just
talked really. Comparisons of America and Poland, per usual. xD
Although, with every conversation, I’m finding it far more
difficult to describe America and the people in it. Cause every time
I always say, “Well, it depends,” and every time, I think more
and more and more about it, and realize how much it depends. America
is enormous. Bigger than freakin’ Europe. It’s really hard
to explain why I like it more in Poland than America; I mean, it’s
easy, I’ve obviously listed countless things, but when it comes
down to it, it’s all about opinion and perspective. That’s
it. People often bring up counter points to what I like, and I’m
like… :c but… I just like it better! Again, it’s that feeling
of comfort. It’s not easily explainable. It’s just there.
Ah, although, Iwona was happy to hear
that Poland has beaten America in some things, because she also has
the idea that people often think Poland is way behind. When I mean
Poland has beaten America in some things, I mean the popularity of
Skype in Poland years ahead of everyone in America, and also
texting, which, btw, texts in Poland, and most of Europe, are
actually SMS’s. So that’s what I knew them as long before it
became the most popular form of communication in America. Like…
when I was waaaay younger. But, in talking to Iwona, she also
brought up the point that Poland is becoming more and more like
America, which I’ve certainly been noticing in my stay here, and
with every conversation. … Damnit.
Hmm… what else… Oh gosh, she has
family in the States, in Holland, in France… probably in some other
countries. And that’s not necessarily a rare thing in Poland.
People live all over Europe, so you have family in other countries.
Which I find is really nifty. Oh! She spent a year in Holland, and
kids there apparently learn six languages. Meanwhile…
America struggles teaching one and is pulling more and more away from
teaching more than one. :( People in Poland typically know three
languages; Polish, English, and German, usually, though it varies,
but still. That’s something I truly envy about Poland, and
most other countries. That focus on languages and other cultures.
That more… global outreach, I guess.
So yeah, Iwona’s starting her
Master’s in Gdańsk, and she’ll be trying to find a job there.
Which, I hope she does. Finding jobs is hard anywhere, these days…
I might see her again if I get to go to Gdańsk before school! I need
to figure out when exactly I finish working, so that I can make plans
for the end of the month… If I have enough time, it’d totally be
worth it traveling up north to see more family! <3 That or at
least up to Bydgoścz. I’d love to see my oldest niece!
Anyways, we just stayed at the
restaurant, and talked, and then we walked back to the train station,
where we said our good byes. It was a very nice meeting, I’d say.
Then I headed home and got some groceries. Never again am I
buying a ton of heavy liquids at once. It made it difficult for me to
breathe carrying it back. … Yeah. I mean, I didn’t get that
much, but the laundry detergent and pickles were enough,
apparently. >( Oh, my roomies in Krakow are so not going to need
any laundry detergent. I want to use this sucker up completely, and
it’s big (they… didn’t have anything smaller). But yeah, that’s
the end of my day. Rather simple. And tomorrow, I get to see my
cousin again! :D Yay!
Note: Written yesterday.
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