Well, I'll be honest Friday was a nice lazy day. I slept in and stayed in the apartment all day. I finished up some school work, had pierogi for lunch and a pre-dinner snack, and in the evening, had to deal with a problem with the toilet, therefore a plumber had to come and determine what was needed to be fixed. When he left, I unfortunately did not tell him to just come back tomorrow as opposed to waiting for him... But when we determined he wasn't coming back, Nate and I went out for dinner (considering that everyone else disappeared for the weekend). We stopped by a Rossman, went to Polskie Smaki, a rather good self-service restaurant, actually. The food was well-done, and filling, and very reasonably priced, which is always exciting! :D Plus Polish, which makes it automatically better. We strolled through the Rynek, where the Christmas Fair was still open, despite being late. But hey, it was a weekend, so what did it matter, right? In fact, we stopped by my most-favorite stand ever! The chocolate fruit stand! This time I got some strawberries, which are in fact the most expensive option, due to them being out of season. But they were worth it. In fact, the lady who saw me laughed and said: You're a long-term client, now, aren't you? And I nodded happily and informed her of my plan to try every single fruit in that stand, and she just laughed and said I had a long way to go. Challenge accepted. I will win it. Besides that, we just walked down to see if a Polish paraphernalia store was open, which it wasn't, and headed on back home.
Although, back home, my parents and I Skyped for a very long time, which was awesome! We're trying to figure out the logistics behind their visit here, so that way they aren't in Kraków, and we don't continually try to figure out what to do but instead actually go out and do stuff. And yeah, our days are jam-packed, which is just wonderful, to be honest. After that, though, is the exciting part of my evening! My friends, the Muffins, back at Vandy, had their first Mayfield seminar tonight at 5 pm, Central Time. So, Sam and I determined that I should Skype in on it to see how it goes! Yes, I stayed up until midnight just for this, and I am really glad I did, too. The seminar was super interesting and it really did go well. I was so proud of them! They even had comments and mini-discussions throughout, and they really did discuss their particular events in relation to other worldly events and how it has occurred multiple times through history. Truly fascinating! They had a great turn out too! I mean, for our expectations. Come on, they even had someone Skype in on it. ;D Obviously, I couldn't see the screen, cause it whited out, but such is life! After the seminar, we all chatted a bit via Skype, and they chatted in the room. It's a bit bizarre, knowing that I was essentially there, but not really there. That makes probably makes no sense outside of my own mind, but oh well!
So that's my very short blog post about yesterday! I'd say it was a good day. Although, it was also when I realized that I only have one month remaining in Poland. Goodness gracious, time flies. One month... Until I fly back to the States. That's it. My wonderful semester abroad is essentially coming to a close. The second chapter of my adventure is in its final paragraphs, and I still have much to do. How do I feel, you wonder? Well. My stomach is turning a bit. My heart hurts. I don't want to live in the States. When I go back, I want to go live in my Vandy bubble, finish my education, and move back here. Yes, I desperately miss my friends, and therefore, I am super excited to be back home, to see everyone, to hang out, to do crazy things with the Muffins, and all other sorts of nonsense! But it's truly only the people I miss. (Well, Vanderbilt campus too, but that chapter of my life will come to a close as well in what I would consider far too short a time.) I know I have at least 8 more years before I can move back. I have to finish my doctorate first of all. Although, I am planning to come back next summer for a Maymester in Berlin, which would permit me to also visit Poland. Besides that, I also plan on returning the following summer if all logistics work out. So you can see, I am doing my hardest to ensure I travel to this beautiful country as often as I can. Hopefully it works out. But... let's return to the fact I do have one month. I shall take advantage of every moment. Remind myself the fact I am here, that it is wonderful, and just enjoy myself. Such as today. Today interesting, as I'm going to go meet my 2nd uncle, aka, my mom's second cousin! Talk about taking advantage of time! More family! Haha. I have no clue what to expect, though, so I should pack some stuff juuuuuust in case. Plus, get some work done!
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