Picking up from the 7th. I saw the Polska game which puts most sporting events to shame.  The crowd was amazingly enthusiatic for the game with phrases which all the people knew. The sight next to the mall, which we were at with 32 LCD screens. The ending result was 2-0, Germany won. Regardless of the outcome, it was a great environment to be around for the 1st half, but the 2nd half was much better somewhere more tame.

7/08: Saw an Opera tonight called Rigoletto. It was amazing, and I had front row seats. The voice of Gilida or something close to that was so amazing, I thought glass would literally shatter. I have never witnessed such a voice! I would highly recommend this Opera if anyone doesn’t really like Opera, generally, like me. Saw the Netherlands destroy the Italian soccer team 3-0 after the game with Konrad too.

7/09: Marta, came down to Krakow today. She’s a friend from Krosno to and I went out with some friends from Texas A/M to see the river and the legendary Krakovian Dragon. We had a fun time going to a club called Prozak and dancing as well, ironically it’s the name of an anti-depressant in America… Weird, huh?

7/10: Vladik had a lecture and we got to see another University where Copernicus attended as a member of the University. The museum was amazing here too, and our tour guide was halarious!

7/11: went out for a Banquet tonight and had a blast at the Jewish Quarter and thanked our professors for all the work, and the Professors thanked us and the Supervisor of the University for all their work. They also played some

7/12: heading out to see the Croatia vs. Germany then the Poland vs. Austria game. Got to grab some pizza and watch the game! Sorry for the quick entry, more to come later, probably tomorrow.

Love you all,

my thoughts and prayers to all of you with the flooding going on in CF. I plan to help out with the relief effort once I return.

POLSKA, POLSKA, POLSKA!