9/15/13
Today I left for Poznań with Agata, Vicky, and Andzrej. We took a 6 hour train ride from Lublin to Poznań where we are staying in Aga’s flat. Aga attends the university in the city and lives with two roommates. This is kind of a house warming party to break in her new flat.
When we arrived after the 6 hours, Aga was waiting on the platform for us. She walked us back to her flat. We ended up taking a tram and a bus back to the building. She doesn’t live close to the train station, unfortunately.
On the train I also met a guy named Michał who was very nice. He lived in London for 2 months while he worked at McDonalds. His English isn’t the best but good enough to communicate with each other. He asked me what Americans think about Poland. I said people think they are stupid and cold. Of course not all people in Poland actually are cold or stupid but someone people I have met so far, are stupid and cold. This is the same in any country though.
Back at the flat we ate chicken curry with rice that Renata cooked. The chicken had way too much curry on it that the meal was difficult to eat. Michał was dying that he drank so much Coca-Cola to cook his mouth. I also drank a lot of Coke. My mouth at one point was begging me not to eat any more. I looked around at everyone else and saw them also having a hard time finishing their meals.
For supper we went out to The Mexican Restaurant that is known for their large margaritas. I had a strawberry margarita but the small version. I thought the waitress was bringing out vases as a center piece but that turned out to be our drinks. I didn’t know if I could finish it all, but by the end I had drank it all. At the end of the meal, the Zorro brought me out a cheesecake with a giant sparkler on top. Michał and I were in the middle of dancing to a Spanish song in front of the table when the lights just turned off. I heard gun shots and strong music when the Zorro came out with the sparkling cake. Everyone had a bite of my cake but it tasted nothing like the cheesecakes from America. This cake was like a sponge and stuck to my teeth. The texture was gritty so I felt the sugar. But dancing to the Spanish music wish Michał was a lot of fun. Aga was taking a video of us, but I didn’t care. I am on exchange! I have fun and don’t care who sees.
At home we played games like hum a tune and everyone had to guess the song. I sang “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus. It was a lot of fun but I couldn’t wait to go to bed. Luckily everyone else was tired too so the night didn’t last much longer.
Stephanie Raquel
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