Well... my bed was super comfy this morning. It's a shame I couldn't stay asleep. Cause I had my first class, but that's ok! I went with Monika to Poland and European Union. We got there late due to missing the tram, and I can't really walk too much. Ah well! We walked in, and literally five or ten minutes later, were let out. It was some teacher assistant there, telling us about some project in the class, asking us for our emails, asking what countries we are from, and warning us it is tough. Oh, and then asking Monika and I, the Americans, quite shortly, if we knew anything about the EU. An easy way of saying "get out." Which is fine by me, considering due to other logistics, I really shouldn't take it anyways. So after that, we walked around the Rynek a bit, Monika wanted to see what a Polish McDonald's looks like (fancier than American ones, sorry, it's true), and then we walked towards where we were supposed to meet for the exam.
On the way... we got gofry. Oh goodness gracious!!!! I was SOOOO happy to finally buy a gofra! Gofry, my dear friends, are waffles. Wonderful, delicious, waffles, and I always get them while in Poland. Yet... for the past two months, I have yet to get a gofry. For me, that is absolutely blasphemy!!! So I was super excited. Especially since I could get it with blueberries; American blueberries specifically, actually, since it's hard to get the blueberries otherwise here. But still! Mmm... soo good. I was incredibly tempted to buy another one, that's how much I missed them. Aka, I need to make up for this lack of gofry. Which also reminds me of the ice cream I had a few days ago... Two scoops, green apple and pineapple, very yummy. (The connection here is that oftentimes, gofry are also sold at ice cream places...)
After that, we went into the language building, checked it out, left, and then went to sit down by the park. There we just chatted on the benches, moving along with the sun to stay in the sun for poor Monika (she is a Florida girl, bahahahah, and I laugh because... Floridians are well-known for their inability to adapt to the cold, understandably, of course, but... well, Polish winters are rough!). After lots of waiting (we had a few hours to wait before our next meeting), we went to the main square to meet with her... cousin? Her cousin was really nice, so it was nice just chatting with her briefly on our way back to the language building for... ohhhh, big event here, language placement exam.
Piotrek met up with us, and then left us with the examiner, nice man, by the way. Three of us stated they were beginners, and the other four took the written exam. I was the last one out, taking an hour and a half, and I felt like I did all right... I just hate the fact I won't know until next Wednesday, and that classes start in two Mondays from now on a regular basis. That is so much wasted time!!! I told my mom, and she literally asked what the heck they are thinking, because in Poland, classes start October 1st... It really is aggravating... Especially since that'll cut my Polish class time so short, and that was my number one class I was pumped for. Ah well, I can't do anything about it... But, it's a pain not knowing if I can plan any trips and what not for sure... /: The planning isn't the issue, but the money and lateness might be. But back to Polish, I really really hope I get into a higher class... but we'll see...
Afterwards, we all just headed home. Four of us ended up going out to the farmer's market and buying some school supplies, but Monika and I, getting up early and eating earlier, well, we were hungry. So we heated up leftovers from yesterday and ate them. I made zupa pomidorowa (tomato soup), from the rosół (chicken noodle soup). Very yummy! I still have some left, too! Super exciting! The rest of the day was laid back, honestly. Eventually, they came back, they made their own little dinner, which I sort of participated in as well, and then, we all played some Yahtzee! That was a ton of fun, actually! Two people managed to get three Yahtzees! Meaning, one got two. ... Yeah, that's some good luck right there!
But that was it for the day. Oh wait! We noticed our laundry machine was broken while one of my flatmates was trying to do laundry... Ya see, at first it wouldn't turn on, because it wasn't completely plugged in, so the landlady had to come down and fix it. Then, it ended up leaking, cause there was a hole in the rubber seal... Yeah, just a mess. So hopefully it'll end up being fixed soon, but I think we'll live for a few days without it. Still, quite the adventure. :P For now, though, I should be heading to bed. Classes tomorrow, yeah! Ones I'm excited for too! (:
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