Back in Poland!

From Istanbul I flew into Warsaw, where I was met by Ola, my host sister from living in Poland last summer, and her mom, Anita. When I was planning my summer and decided to do the last part of my project in Berlin, it seemed ridiculous to be so close and not see them, so I worked in a four day visit to Makow. We spent a day in Warsaw and then a few days in Makow just having a good time, and I got to meet this year's Makow WorldTeach volunteer, who seems great. After around 7 weeks of traveling on my own (except for the week with Courtney in New Zealand), it was fun to have someone to talk to who actually knew me. One thing I've loved about this summer has been meeting all sorts of people and the completely new feeling that I can be fairly certain I will never see any of them again, but it's also nice to be reminded that I have actual friends too.

On that note, my plan for the rest of my summer has changed a little. (This bit is for Mom, who worries when I don't update my blog and wants to know where I am, and Dad, who keeps asking me for an itinerary which I have been unable to provide because I don't really have one). I met up with Kevin in Krakow on July 1, and we're traveling around Poland until the 10th. Then we are spending a week in Berlin with Ola, Marta, and Justyna, who are friends from Poland last summer. Then we have four more days in Germany (Hannover and Munich), and the next firm plan after that is going to Croatia on the 26th, spending a few days in Split and Hvar before heading to Dubrovnik on the 31st. We'll meet up with Alex (a friend from UNC) and Eleanor (from SPS) there, and head back to the states on August 7th. That leaves July 20th-25th with no plan, but we're thinking either hiking in the Austrian Alps or doing a quick trip in Italy (clearly there are no bad options here). Phew. That's all I've got so far. I'll have a more fun entry soon, I promise.