9/16/13
The Lech’s Brewery looks different on the outside compared to the inside. Today I saw how Lech Beer brands are made and packaged. After the tour around the factory, we got to drink a glass of the Lech Beer. Honestly, it was pretty good. They have a Lech had their own bar and there were men sitting on stools watching the soccer game on TV. It partially looked like an American bar scene just missing the American football game on TV and English language.
For lunch/dinner, we went to the Plaza in Poznań. The mall used to be a brewery and the owner of the mall is super rich. The stores in the mall are elite brands like Calvin Klein or Michael Kors. On the first floor of the mall is a Starbuck, so I bought my first European Frappuccino. It didn’t taste like the Frappuccino that I get in New Jersey but it was like slurping on a little piece of home. The pizza parlor we ate at was cute, but the pizza in America cannot be matched in Poland. I ate a red pizza topped with mushrooms and ham, a red pizza topped with cheese and sliced tomatoes, and a white pizza topped with curry chicken and arugula. My favorite pizza was the chicken curry and arugula pizza because it was similar to the pizza back at home. The tomato sauce served here has an odd taste and they lightly cover the pizza dough in sauce. Instead the sauce is placed in cups on the side to be added by the consumer. I prefer the sauce smothering the dough and having the cheese merge with the tasty sauce. Polish people prefer smothering their pizza with garlic sauce, tomato sauce, or bottles of ketchup.
Lego Store at the Poznan mall! 
Once we finished eating we head over to the train station to buy our train tickets back to Lublin. I then had the opportunity to talk to my host sister, Agata, more on the tram and bus. We talked about clothes, shopping, and our sisters. Gina and Ula are very similar in the aspect that they have an eye for fashion. Agata and I are similar in the aspect where we have an eye for accessorizing and glamorizing. Agata said shopping in Krakow is amazing which makes me very excited to go shopping there.
Back at Aga’s flat we played more games. We played charades and I had to act out Justin Bieber…that was incredibly hard. I ended up sticking my hard in my pants to indicate a penis which of course made every laugh. Then I lip sang “Baby” to Vicky and she ended up guessing who I was pretending to be. Everyone joked about my poor acting skills but pretending to be Justin Bieber was very tough to make up on the spot.
The next game is where you have a sticky note placed on your forehead and by asking the group questions, you have to guess who you are. I was Eminem, the rapper, which was extremely hard for me because I don’t know anything about Eminem besides the fact he is a white rapper. The group had to practically give me the answer.
For supper we ate spaghetti carbonara which is noodles, eggs, basil, and bacon. It was extremely delicious but I couldn’t keep my head up long enough to finish it because I was absolutely exhausted. Michał and I ended up going to be first while everyone else went into the kitchen to talk. At first I felt bad for not staying awake to get to know my host sister’s friends but my exhaustion is much more powerful than my guilt. I have many more days to get to know everyone.
Stephanie Raquel
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