#indianday

“O Dia do Índio deve ser também um dia de reflexão sobre seu verdadeiro valor, de respeito a suas manifestações culturais e de tão merecida liberdade a que eles tem direito, como qualquer um de nós.”

Two amazing things. How diverse Poland is and how cultured my school is.

Last week we had Indian Day. One of the English teachers is from India and she wanted to share her culture and customs with us. We had an amazing day that started with a trip to Mumbai, I of course gave the safety speech on our plane ride, then we did some Bollywood dancing, we made a craft called rangoli which is colorful salt and lit with tea lights, then it was Holi, festival of colors, and we played with color water, finally it was time to eat and Chini made some delicious food! We had  vegetable curry, dal, butter chicken, gulab jamun, and rava ladoo. So yummy!

Our rangoli masterpiece!

After this picture I gave Christina the camera and had a water battle with my lovelies! 

My favorite Indian! :-)

Indian Day! 

Now about Poland. One side is the sea and the other is the mountains! I know I know, the United States has the sea, mountains, desert, and more, however it is also GIANT! Poland is so small compared to it and yet it has all of the above. 

I got the chance to go to the sea side this past weekend and wow it was incredible. I got to stick my feat in the Baltic Sea, walk on white sand, see another beautiful Polish city, and go on a giant Ferris Wheel. Oh, and of course eat amazing homemade Polish food! 

Friday I arrived in Gdynia. I was so happy to arrive too, all the trains were late because sadly someone decided to jump in front of a train and end their life. Anywho, I made it and my friend Agnieszka met me to pick me up! She took me right away to see the sea. It was actually the Gulf of Gdansk which spills into the Baltic Sea. We then had an amazing dinner and a relaxing night at her place. 

A pirate ship in Gdynia!

Saturday we went to Gdansk and I went on a free walking tour of Old Town. These tours are amazing because you learn about all the history and crazy stories, oh and it’s free! Then we ate lunch and went on a the Ferris Wheel that over looked the city. Wow! It was great! :-) 

On the Ferris Wheel! 

Beautiful city! 

Later we hoped back in the car and went to Bialgora, this is where Agnieszka’s parents own a hotel and live. This also is right on the open Baltic Sea. This place is magical! I had no cell phone reception, which was great, they have a restaurant so I could ask for whatever food I wanted and I got it, and it was a 10 minute walk to the beach. We also watched the sunset on the beach and I found the most amazing cheesecake ice cream (I will have to take Granny there some day to have some)! 

Beautiful sunset! 

The Baltic Sea! :-)

Sunday we relaxed at the hotel, played with her nephew, and walked around the very small village. We had a nice big lunner (lunch and dinner) and then we headed back to Gdynia where I had a train back home. 

Her nephew kept giving me the stink glare-so I tried doing it to him and he just laughed! 

It was an amazing and relaxing weekend and we all know I do not relax! :-) 

Oh yeah, I have had major problems with technology lately and all my pictures I took on my fancy camera are deleted somehow. :-( Luckily I had a few from my phone.

This week was a normal school week except for Wednesday. We got to go on a random field trip to see a pirate movie at the cinema. When we went back to school Chini was acting strange and telling us we had to go to the Frogs room for a workshop. Little did I know they planned a surprise going away party for all of us! It was so sweet. The Frogs and Bees sang and danced and then we all ate a delicious lunch together. I really will miss this environment. At times it is stressful, but wow, I work with some amazing people.

I will be traveling to London tomorrow for a solo trip. I have been wanting to do something by myself and I felt London was a great idea! 

Do zobaczenia!

Thursday, June 18th

Oh yes...a birthday shout out: