Orientation locations: Warsaw, Stare Jablonki, Makov, Krakow. Orientation was a lot of fun. I got to know the other volunteers very well and became close with a few. They're all nice people. All girls and one boy. Lucky him.
Anyway, we traveled to four places in one week and it was exhausting, especially considering how much luggage we all had. Luckily, men in Poland are very willing to pick up suitcases for some helpless American girls. In Warsaw, stayed in Hostel Helvetia we walked around the Old Town area with our coordinators, Olga and Ola, who were two of the greatest people I've ever met. They took us around the entire week, translated, and answered endless questions about Poland. Sadly, Warsaw isn't a very pretty city due to the effects of communism and its destruction during WWII.
Next was Makov, where we stayed in Ola's mother's boarding school. There's not much to say about Makov except that we ate lots of ice cream (lody) and had polish culture lessons. On the last night here, the people at the school threw us a barbeque with kielbasa and grilled apples.
Finally, we went to Krakow, which was, by far, my favorite city. I think it was everyone's favorite. Krakow is a young, hip city that's much prettier than Warsaw. It was once the capital of Poland. We only had a day and a half here, but we spent it well. We visited the castle where the late president (and other Polish heroes) is buried and spent a lot of time in the main square, where there's pretty churches and beer gardens. Polish people are extremely devout Catholics, but still love their alcohol. One of the many reasons I love it here.

Wawel Castle, Krakow
Me with my friends Christina and Ola in Hostel Momotown, Krakow.
More to come,
Leah
Main Square, Krakow
More to come,
Leah
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