Last full day in Krakow today. It was fun. Did a walking tour that lasted almost five hours. Our guide was funny and his English was decent but his pronunciation was hilarious. He kept saying foreigners as "fore-egg-ners" and he described a statue as looking like a "vug-eye-na". I chuckled inside. It was fun, but it was freezing out there so now I'm sitting inside defrosting.
Yesterday Jordan, Kate and I went to Auschwitz. It was a very moving experience. I'm not going to try and say more about it. The premiditation and planning required to murder over a million people was very evident and scary. People that deny the holocaust happened are unbelievable scrubs. I can't describe it in words so I'll just say that I think it would be good for everyone to see it in order to be reminded of the horrible atrocities humanity is capable of. Forgive but never forget.
I am very happy to have been to Poland and seen Krakow. I have enjoyed my time here very much. However I am anxious to return to England and full English breakfasts, orderly qeues, ales, pound sterling, the English language, and trains that run on time. I can't be bothered with Continental breakfasts anymore! So it's back to Londontown and then the horror of final examinations. So if ya don't know, now ya know...
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Your mom sent me the link to your blog and since I'm giving a test this morning, I took awhile to read through what you've been experiencing! Wow! I wish every kid could experience the things that you're doing right now. She was a little concerned about your fondness of the beer factories but I think it's something you've got to experience! I look forward to future posts. The door frame story (and pictures to prove it) is great. I could see some drunken young buck lugging that thing up a flight of stairs and deciding to just let 'er fly! Take care and enjoy the rest of your experience.
Coach, it's great to know that someone other than my Mom has enjoyed my blog! That makes it worthwhile. I can't agree with you more, it's been an eye opening and wonderful experience to see another part of the world. I'm just really thankful that I had the opportunity to do it. I actually just talked to Evan Bohannon a few days ago and he is in Florence, Italy right now for his spring semester and it sounds like he's having a great time. Although in my opinion, having been through the vine countries and the suds countries, beer is better than wine! Anyway, I hope you have a great season this spring!
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