30 July

27-28 July photos

22-27 July continued

22-27 July

Since I work every day (yesterday was 14 hours straight), I haven't had time to post, write, or really think. Here are some pictures in the meantime.

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Como trabajo diario (ayer eran 14 horas), no he tenido tiempo de subir post, escribir o pensar. Aqui tengo fotos mientras.

19 July Photos

My "It's 7am, 50°F in July and I haven't found coffee yet" face, followed by Krakow. For whatever reason, the previous post wouldn't publish with photos.

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Mi cara de "son las 7am, 10°C en julio, y no encuentro café." Seguido por fotos de Cracovia. Por alguna razón, mi entrada anterior no se quería publicar con fotos.

19 July

THE SUN RISES SO EARLY HERE.

It was around 6am and I was fully awake by the good graces of Mother Nature.  I thought about going back to sleep, but there was no way with that much light. I got up and was left to my own devices until 930am for training (which I had thought was early!) Three and a half hours suddenly felt super long.

First things first, I had to find my magic beans. I needed my kawa (coffee) to raise me from the dead and reinstate my wits if I was going to hunt for food. I cross checked the map of food places and found my target. Just down the street was the student cafe which would accept my World Youth Day play money. Off I went!

It's July and it's 50-something°F out there. When I packed, I packed all long sleeves and one sweater meant for night time (because it's only cold at night, right?) Wrong.

Anyway, the discomfort was mild as I walked down in search of coffee. Finally having found it, I found the café closed. They opened at 9am (like normal people), so I was left wondering where to go at 7am. Fortunately, I passed a small shop and bought a pastry for 1.50 złoty (so basically a little more than a quarter) returning to my caveman roots pointing at bread and saying "To. To? Proszę?" (This. This? Please?", or at least I think so.) By this time, I gave up on cheap coffee and overpaid for the convenience of the coffee at the tent out front (5 złoty. More than $1 for coffee? Absurd)

Sated by my magic beans and bread, I returned for wifi to find out that there was a breakfast station downstairs serving volunteers breakfast.

For free.
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AMANECE TAN TEMPRANO AQUI

Eran como las seis de la mañana cuando el sol salió para despertarme. Pensé voltearsme para dormir más, pero pues ya no podía con tanta luz. Me levanté y tenía hasta las 930 para entretenerme antes de mi entrenamiento (que había considerado temprano anoche). De repente, tres horas y media se me hizo mucho muy temprano.

Primeramente, tenía que encontrar mi poción mágica.  Necesitaba kawa (café) para resucitarme y despertar al cerebro y iba salir a cazar. Averigüé con mi mapa y encontré un café. En la misma calle había un café para universitários que acepta mis billetes de Monopoly. A la aventura!

Aunque es julio, está a grados. Cuando empaqué, si me traje manga larga y un suéter para dormir (porque solo hace frío en la noche, verdad?) No.

Al menos no estuve muy incómoda mientras buscaba mi café. Finalmente lo encontré, y lo encontré cerrado. Abren a las 9 (como gente normal), entonces me quedé pensando dónde encontrar mi café a la 7 de la mañana (porqué no eres niña normal??) Afortunadamente, había pasado una tienda y me compré un pan por 1.50 złoty (al rededor de 25 centavos) pidiendo como cavernícula puntando y diciendo "To. To? Proszę?" ("Este. Este? Por favor?" O al menos eso creo) Para entonces me resigna a pagar precio premio por un café y lo compré en la tienda en frente del hospedaje por 5 złoty. (Mas de un dólar, que pena)

Ya despierta con mi café y comida, regrese para aprovechar del wifi para darme cuenta que nos dan a desayuno en el primer piso.

Gratis.

18 July

What a day. After quite a while, I finally made it to Krakow. I think I slept only an hour throughout the whole trip. When I finally did arrive, I managed to find my things and get directions to a bus which would take me to my homestay. I had been told to take the bus to the train station, where I would get new directions. Halfway through the ride, I thought to check GoogleMaps to realize that the train station is actually past my homestay.

Whatever, the guy who told me was a local. I arrive at the station only to be told I need to catch a bus south to find my stop. Lovely.

I lug my luggage back on a bus, get off at my stop and walk what I thought was a short distance (was actually not) down the street to the homestay. When I finally manage to check in (was redirected twice), I went to my room down the stairs, to be told I'm actually upstairs (good thing I work out).  All I did was dropoff my things to promptly find a beer. I mean, food.

I finally ate my meal, took my much needed shower (yay communal showers!) and went straight to sleep.

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Que día. Después de horas, finalmente llegué a Cracóvia. Creo que solo dormí una hora en todo el viaje. Cuando finalmente si llegué, encontré mi maleta, encontré mi camión y estuve en camino a mi hospedaje. Me avisaron que tenía que ir al tren donde me darían más instrucciones. A la mitad del viaje,  pensé en usar Google maps y me . Cuenta que pasé mi hospedaje.

Eh. El chato que me mandó sabe. El es local. Llego al tren y me avisan que tengo que tomar el camión por dónde vine.

Subo mi maleta de nuevo, me bajo en la parada, camino un poquito (que fue un poquote) al hospedaje. Finalmente llegué  (me cambiaron de fila dos veces), bajé a mi cuarto y me avisaron que era arriba (que bueno que hago ejercicio). Sólo dejé mis cosas y salí a encontrar una cerveza. Y comida.

Finalmente comí, me bañé (wuju duchas compartidas) y directita a la cama.